Why do we bother writing Literary Essays?
We write essays to:
- prove our point of view;
- make and support an argument;
- investigate a specific theme or idea in a novel or text.
To write an essay you need to:
- read your assigned text(s);
- take notes;
- take more notes;
- organize your notes into categories (such as themes, symbols, writing style, etc.)
- decide what arguments you want to make;
- organize your notes into the order you are going to argue your points;
- write your thesis;
- select the passages or citations that you are going to use to prove your thesis;
- write a draft;
- revise;
- revise again;
- publish.