You may write as much as you wish, and generally more is better: as long as it is written WELL, organized WELL, constructed WELL, and ANSWERS the PROMPT (AP):
2011B. In The Writing of Fiction (1925), novelist Edith Wharton states the following:
At every stage in the progress of his tale the novelist must rely on what may be called the illuminating incident to reveal and emphasize the inner meaning of each situation. Illuminating incidents are the magic casements of fiction, its vistas on infinity.
- Choose a novel or play that you have studied
- write a well-organized essay in which you describe an "illuminating" episode or moment
- explain how it functions as a "casement," a window that opens onto the meaning of the work as a whole.
- Avoid mere plot summary.
