The Death of Ivan Ilyich is primary source, plus two to four secondary sources (criticism, theory, history, biography, etc.)
Do explicitly define theoretical perspective(s) being used, but do not summarize Ivan Ilyich extensively
Analysis should include relevant vocabulary from class materials and texts
Essays should present a critical argument, not a book report, not a review, not a collection of other people's thoughts, but an original reading of the text and its theme(s) conveyed in a sharply focused thesis supported by novela itself and secondary sources
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