One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Custom Essay

Paper instructions:
Solzhenitsyn’s novel can be read on multiple levels. Literally it is a prison novel that addresses the concept of survival -what a person may or may not do to eventually survive their confinement. The thesis for your review is the idea of surviving with dignity; how does the ide of dignity or a personal code of behavior dictate what one will or will not do to preserve their existence. One fourth to one third of the review should summarize the book. This summary does not have to be the first part or portion of the review and can be incorporated into the review as appropriate. I would also suggest that the author’s own background may also be of value in writing your review as Solzhenitsyn spent eight years in gulag himself. To understand the format of this review, I suggest reading some unrelated book reviews from the New York Times Sunday Book Review, The New York Review of Books or another source of reviews. If you go to www.aldaily.com and roll down the page, you will find numerous links to various book review sources in the left hand margin under Book Reviews. Read a few to get the feel of a competent review. If you express an opinion as to the book itself, do not tell me how “good” or “bad” it is, instead tell me why you thought it was good or bad. Right justify the heading; left justify the title in APA reference format. Between 700-1,2000 words, 12 font, double-spaced, and in Times New Roman.