RUSN1020 Dalhousie Pushkin’s The Bronze Horseman And Gogol’s the Overcoat The Role Of Social Class writing two essay responses to the following themes. As

RUSN1020 Dalhousie Pushkin’s The Bronze Horseman And Gogol’s the Overcoat The Role Of Social Class writing two essay responses to the following themes. As you will see, the themes are broad, so a big part of your response involves you creating a clear, specific thesis about your themes and discussing them in relation to two of the works that we have discussed in class. And so, I would like you to discuss two texts per essay. As we did more than one work by Tolstoy, your range is a bit more open in regards to what you can choose from him.

Here are the themes:

Power and Powerlessness

The Corruption of Society

Political vs. Artistic Commitment

The Real and the Unreal

The Supernatural

Love and Hatred

Love and the Abuse of Love

Life and Death

The Role of Class

The Family

Morality and Immorality

Mortality and Immortality

Belief and Nihilism

Justice and Injustice

Literature and History

City vs. Country

Nostalgia

For example, you might look at the theme of nostalgia in “Oblomov’s Dream” and in “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” or you might look at the nature of love in Turgenev and Chekhov, etc. Some of these essays will inevitably be compare and contrast in structure; when it comes to such essays, structure your paper in terms of ideas instead of discussing one work for half the essay and another work for the other half. As with your previous essays, you must use proper essay structure: a clear introductory paragraph that closes with a specific, strong thesis; paragraphs organized around topics that support your thesis and that are structured in a clear, logical way; a sense of transition from point to point; evidence from the text that supports your thesis and/or supporting points; and, finally, a strong conclusion.

can only use the articles list below:

Pushkin’s “The Bronze Horseman”

Gogol’s “The Overcoat”

Goncharov’s “Oblomov’s Dream”

Tolstoy’s “The Raid”

Turgenev’s “First Love”

Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Dog”

Tolstoy’s “The Forged Coupon”

Tolstoy’s “Three Deaths”

Dostoyevsky’s “The Grand Inquisitor”

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya RUSN 1020 Final Exam
The test consists of you writing two essay responses to the following
themes. As you will see, the themes are broad, so a big part of your
response involves you creating a clear, specific thesis about your themes
and discussing them in relation to two of the works that we have discussed
in class. And so, I would like you to discuss two texts per essay. As we
did more than one work by Tolstoy, your range is a bit more open in
regards to what you can choose from him.
Here are the themes:
Power and Powerlessness
The Corruption of Society
Political vs. Artistic Commitment
The Real and the Unreal
The Supernatural
Love and Hatred
Love and the Abuse of Love
Life and Death
The Role of Class
The Family
Morality and Immorality
Mortality and Immortality
Belief and Nihilism
Justice and Injustice
Literature and History
City vs. Country
Nostalgia
For example, you might look at the theme of nostalgia in “Oblomov’s
Dream” and in “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” or you might look at the nature
of love in Turgenev and Chekhov, etc. Some of these essays will inevitably
be compare and contrast in structure; when it comes to such essays,
structure your paper in terms of ideas instead of discussing one work for
half the essay and another work for the other half. As with your previous
essays, you must use proper essay structure: a clear introductory
paragraph that closes with a specific, strong thesis; paragraphs organized
around topics that support your thesis and that are structured in a clear,
logical way; a sense of transition from point to point; evidence from the
text that supports your thesis and/or supporting points; and, finally, a
strong conclusion.
For the test, you can use your books. During the previous test there were
some students who, lacking their books, used a sheet with the quotations
that they planned to use. You can do the same for the exam, on a single
sheet, but this will be checked by me during the course of the exam and
must be included in your exam booklet. When it comes to preparing before
the exam, I would recommend that you establish your thesis/arguments,
that you establish 3-4 argumentative points that can serve as your
paragraphs and help to support that thesis, and that you already find the
relevant passages that you will use for support in your essays.
As with previous essays, points will be gained or lost on the basis of
how you use the texts to support your argument. When it comes to
quoting from the texts, shorter passages can be quoted in their entirety,
while longer passages can be quoted with the first few words, an ellipsis,
and then the last words, e.g. “In general, the proceedings were kept secret
… for the further course of the trial” (Kafka 82-83). If you use the editions
of the texts that we have been using in class, then you do not need to
include the publication information at the end of the test; however, if you
do use other texts, online or in print, then you must include their
publication information (you will lose points if you do not).
Special note on what you are allowed to use during the exam: For this
exam you are allowed to bring in, on a single sheet of paper, your thesis
statements for the two essays and your three-four topic sentences for your
three-four supporting paragraphs. This sheet will be checked during the
course of the exam, and it must be handed in with your exam booklet.
Some students have requested the use of dictionaries for language
reference, and this is acceptable. Laptops and phones are not allowed
during the exam; if either are used, your exam will be taken away and you
will receive a zero.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

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