Denouement and thematic closure: The final resolution of a narrative and how it crystallizes or complicates the work's themes.
How to apply it: Analyze whether the denouement confirms or undercuts the values the work has seemed to endorse.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Longer Fiction or Drama III
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