For this assignment, you will write an essay that reflects on a generally understood association that this novel makes about life and apply it to a moment or a series of moments from your own life or observations. Your essay’s argument (thesis) will claim that the novel’s commentary on whatever subject you choose can be compared to an occasion or to related occasions from your life in some way. The argument should be constructed to show that the novel does not diagnose how life functions but that it has inspired your reflective thought processes about this subject. The reflective analysis that follows should examine closely the details of your own experience as they have been inspired by the novel’s commentary.
