A thousand Splendid Suns--comparative Literary Essay Assignnment

I. Introduction
The introduction of a comparative literary essay contains several key ingredients:
1. The "hook": something to grab the reader's attention. A good hook is a bridge between what the reader knows about the world at large and what s/he will learn about by reading your essay.
2. Tie-in: a sentence that relates the hook to the essay topic. The tie-in is also where the title and author are placed.
3. Thesis: Introduce the characters being compared, their three comparable traits, and the theme revealed by those traits.