The best essays that I have read share several similar elements: organization, complexity and style. A clear organization of an essay really helps the reader understand what is being said. Also good organization allows the reader to anticipate what is coming in the essay. Additionally, complexity of ideas is necessary to having a strong essay because repeating the same ideas over and over again can get boring and put off the reader rather than drawing them in. Also the style really affects the interest that the reader has in the essay. If the essay is written with the same sentence structure through out then the reader may lose interest in what the essay is trying to say. Conversely, an essay written with varied style and sentence structure then the reader will most likely stay interested in what the essay is communicating.
The essay that I believe to the strongest is D in the A-F section (an Examination of Class and Economy: Austen's Molding of Mr. Hurst). The essay had an entertaining style, a very unique thought provoking central idea and organized so that the reader can anticipate the direction in which the essay is going.
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