Why Read the Classics Post #5: Essay Organization

Organization is very important to the composition of an acceptable essay. Good writers organize their essays to flow strongly and convoy the message of the essay so it is not complicated to understand. There are a lot of good ways to organize essays. There is chronological, functional, spatial, and logical. I think this essay is organized through spatial organization. I was torn between logical and spatial because at first, Calvino was giving the reader definitions and directing the readers in ways that might get them to read classic works of literature. Though sometime, it seems like Calvino is arguing with others to explain why classic works of literature should be read. However Calvino never argues, he just tries to convince readers to look into classics. Therefore since the author was not arguing strongly, so I decided on spatial organization. In the first few pages of the essay, the author defines what exactly a classic work of fiction is. Definitions are part of the layout spatial organization. However, Calvino does not only define things in the contents of the first few pages. He keeps defining things like the writings of Charles Dickens and such. Therefore, the author maintains spatial organization throughout this whole essay.


Bibliography! :
Calvino, Italo. "Why Read the Classics." The Uses of Literature. New York: Vintage Books, 1999

Fleming, Grace. "Essay Organization Patterns." About.com. About.com, 2011. Web. 24 July 2011. .