How can a reader determine the theme of a piece of literature
by considering a character’s growth, the author’s tone, and the effect of the piece on the reader

by identifying point of view, genre, and sentence structure

by analyzing figures of speech and rhetorical devices found in the piece

by locating the topic sentence and using it as the theme statement

some attention getter quotes to support your thesis regarding brain work could be the following: :

a. storage capacity of your brain is virtually unlimited.

b. your brain produces sufficient electricity to light-up a small bulb.

c. different brain circuits are involved with reading aloud or silently.

d. your brain by itself does not feel pain.

e. reading allows your brain to download info directly.

f. brains of two musicians performing together can synchronize.