10 Easy Steps to Writing a Comparative Essay Step 1: Themes and Issues a) What ar e the key the mes or is sues th at you obs erved in y our primary text ? b) Make a brainstorm web of these “I! I"#$S% &the one that ends up interestin' you the most wi(( eventua((y beome your topic)* Step +: Simi(arities and "ifferenes ,ist the simi(arities and differenes that you observe between the two texts that you are omparin' for your essay * ,ist them in a T- .hart* /ne text wi(( be r eferred to as “T ext $% the other wi(( be referred to as “Text %* Text $ Text
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Inorporate your ana(ysis into the omparisons that you have done in Step +* or
examp(e2 if you are inorporatin' a (iterary ritiism2 disuss its presene for the re(evantomparisons* If you are p(annin' on reviewin' arhetypes in your essays2 disuss how
they are re(evant in your omparisons of both texts2 et*
.omparison 1)
.omparison +)
.omparison 0)
.omparison 3)
.omparison 4)
#T.*
Step 3: Theme vs* $na(ysis
5ef(et on how your theme fits into your ana(ysis from Step 0* or examp(e* if yourtheme is “The 6uest for Identity%2 and your (iterary ritiism that you are usin' to
ondut your ana(ysis is “eminist .ritiism%2 then perhaps you ou(d onsider how
soia( norms from the time period of your text p(ay a ro(e in the fema(e harater findin'her femininity and independene: thus2 her identity*
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.reate a brainstorm web2 to (ist as many ideas as you think you wi(( exp(ore in your
essay* Try not to over-think it* !et your reative-7uies f(owin'8 9ut your “topi% in themidd(e*
Step : !roup
!roup simi(ar ideas to'ether usin' a hi'h(i'hter or p(ae symbo(s beside simi(ar ideas*or examp(e2 if you notie that your ideas are natura((y bein' 'rouped into before2 durin'
or after2 or men2 women and children2 p(ae the same symbo( &;;) or hi'h(i'ht a(( of the
“men% ideas2 then the “women% ideas2 and then the “hi(dren% ideas*
Step <: Method
.hoose your method* $ omparative essay an be strutured in three different ways* =ou
must hoose one* The ,etter represents your text whi(e the number represents yourar'uments*
Method 1: Method +: Method 0:
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