read Tagore's "Punishment"/ read Ibsen, Hedda Gabler/ read  Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich   use at least three specific examples from assigned texts ( one example from each author) to show how we see characters facing or contemplating change or authors discussing it in their work (and your three examples cannot use the same author twice

read Tagore's "Punishment"/ read Ibsen, Hedda Gabler/ read  Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich

use at least three specific examples from assigned texts ( one example from each author) to show how we see characters facing or contemplating change or authors discussing it in their work (and your three examples cannot use the same author twice. What kind of change do we see in the text?  What does the text seem to suggest about how we face change or about the human capacity to deal with change?  How might these texts teach us more about how to face or deal with change today?

Your essay response must be a minimum of 750 words (there is no maximum but try to avoid writing a book). This should be entirely your own argument, and you are not allowed to use any secondary material in this exam (your textbook or the version of the assigned text you are using is your only source).  

Your exam must be in conventional essay format (contain an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion).