Introducing a literary essay

1. Biographical information
- Raised in a difficult environnement
- Suffered from alcoholism

2. Quotation
"To be or not to be. That is the question."

3. Definition
-Insanity is doing the same thing all the time and expecting different result.

4. Element of fiction
-Irony

5. Life experiences

6. Very brief plot summary

7. Philosophical concept
-Everyone seeks something (eg. acceptance, happiness, self-expression...)

8. Historical background
- eg. The American Civil war lasted for 5 years and saw 500 000 deaths. Ambrose Pierce was greatly affected by this event...