Ok, let me be real honest here- a book entitled Writing about Literature isn't exactly bound to be a good time. I'm not about to take it to the beach or curl up with it on a rainy day. It's a textbook- but a useful one at that.
Chapter 1 shows the important steps that must be taken to write a good essay about literature. It isn't enough to simply read a story and jot down something about it and hope it passes as a literary essay. You need to make connections, compile notes, create thoughts, and use quotations. It's a lot of work, but worth it.
Chapter 2 highlights our favorite topic- the close reading. This involves lookin indepth at a piece of literature, not just the surface stuff.
Chapter 3 hits on characters and just how to interpret them. Nothing is unintentional in a piece of literature, right down to what the characters say and do. The goal is to realize the type of character and what he or she means to the story.
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