Hint for comparative essays When writing these styles of essays you should not study your comparative

texts as three separate 'stories'. It would be more beneficial to produce your own notes on similarities and differences between the three texts. I find it helpful to divide a page into three columns, one for each text, and to jot down brief points side by side in each column. If you are struggling with the vision and viewpoint, a good starting point is to decide if a text is optimistic or negative, and to consider how the author gave this impression.