A Comparative Analysis

A Comparative Analysis



Compare two works commonly associated with the same aesthetic movement (for example, Nafisi’s, Satrapi, and/orKeshavarz’s writings or Paz’s, Cofer’s, and/or Cisneros’). At least one of the works you discuss must be taken from the course’s required reading assignments. If you wish, you may identify a work that was not part of our readings, but which is still ascribed to the aesthetic movement in which you are interested.

What commonalities do the works you are comparing share, and where are differences between them apparent? In your comparison, consider how the styles and content of each writer’s work reflects the social and cultural conditions in which they write. Also address how their personal and/or political philosophies are expressed in their work. To what extent are these writers’ works connected by a common history, culture, or aesthetic movement? To what degree do they remain distinct from one another?

Structure your paper with a thesis statement that indicates the larger significance of your argument. For example, does your comparison suggest anything about the nature of the literary movement you are examining; about the connections between artistic works; or about the role of literature in our social, political, or personal lives? Support your views with specific details from the works you are examining and analysis of those details, and give the paper a unique title.

The paper must be two  pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least one scholarly resource other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.