<p>i need some suggestions. thanks!</p>
<p>As in new and great ideas, or books to work in to your essay?</p>
<p>books that will easily work into the essay please :]</p>
<p>Why are you mentioning novels particularly?</p>
<p>I'm thinking he means literature in general, or at least I hope. Literature is basically the best example to use for an essay. </p>
<p>Here's a short list of classics with their focus:</p>
<p>1984: Totalitarianism; mind/history control
The Prince: "the end justifies the means"; political science
The Jungle: Capitalistic corruption; greed
The Tale of Two Cities: Revoltion, specifically the violence of it
To Kill a Mockingbird: Racism
All Quiet on the Western Front: The similarities of all humans, despite their side
Communist Manifesto: Mm, Communism, maybe?
The Origin and Development of Psycho-Analysis: All sorts of Freud stuff
Candide: Personal liberties and natural rights</p>
<p>It's hard to pin-point a specific work, since an essay can cover a broad topic, and an even broader list of literature. Try to stick to classics, however. Those you read in school work, but try to throw something not often seen that will impress. Thus Spoke Zarathustra, for example. </p>
<p>Also, don't try to 'cheat' and just read a summary, or some other shortcut. Really read the book, preferrably with commentary. The only way to be able to use literature is to be comfortable with it.</p>
<p>any works of literature that will easily tie into sat essay topics will do</p>
<p>This one works too....</p>
<p>"Literature is basically the best example to use for an essay." I disagree.</p>
<p>ExRunner
what type of examples do you suggest?</p>
<p>hmmmm</p>
<p>The Novels (not sure if they're good) that I'm going to use on the October SATs Are:</p>
<p>Ender's Game: A lot of the stuff in the book can be used for anything.
Animal Farm: It seems good for like bad control and stuff...
A Prayer for Owen Meany: Too Many events to tie with topics, but not enough time for you to read prolly.
and A Farewell To Arms: A Love story... i guess i should add at least one love story.</p>
<p>Historical events and current situations are better ways to support an example. Novels are only fiction, after all. Saying that true love is real because a book features a heartfelt romance won't win anybody over.</p>
<p>I got a 12 on the essay without mentioning a single book.</p>
<p>You just don't need it.</p>
<p>I like current events (made up or real), and personal anecdotes(made up or real).</p>
<p>There is a book that is so broad and you can use it for ANYTHING.</p>
<p>But I forgot what its called! Grr! I even saw it in the book store yesterday! Is it ... Mother? Madusa? I think it has the word Madusa in it.</p>
<p>Also, use the books that you have analyzed for class. So you already know things andon't have to study or anything.</p>
<p>While you can get a fine essay score without literature, it's, generally speaking, better than current events, and much better than anecdotes.</p>
<p>Historical examples, in my opinion, are comparable to literature.</p>
<p>And by literature, I don't mean some book that some guy 3 months back wrote. I mean classics. Books that have withstood history. It simply impresses the reader.</p>
<p>The key is, it's much easier to make up a personal anecdote or a current event than to trick an english teacher or professor into thinking you know your classics.</p>
<p>Like I said, only do it if you actually know the stuff.</p>
<p>What is better?</p>
<p>One detailed example that covers the 3 paragraphs, or 3 different examples like a book, current events, and a personal experience.</p>
<p>Whichever one you can write more convincingly about in 25 minutes. You can get a 12 with both.</p>
<p>I would lean towards the 3 different topics, if only because it's easier to work it (usually) than finding enough to talk about for 3 paragraphs.</p>