One of the topic that you could use in your essay is the Literary device that Tolstoy use in writing his novel. This include many aspect of literature , such as epigraph , imagery, foreshadowing, metaphor, point of view, personification, structure, etc
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Skylark, squirrel, featherhead, etc
Try answer C. motivation since the character must be motivated in order to build his conflict and thus giving interest to the character
Many reasons such as it was well earned, you worked hard for it, i think it would mean much more knowing that you put your heart and soul into getting it.