Writing an essay on "the iron men" by farley mowat

i am new to this and also i am going back to school. i have never written an essay before so i have no idea how to do it. could anyone help me with this?i am doing one on "the iron men" by farley mowat. thanks.

Good evening :)

Congratulations on going back to school! It will be a wonderful experience. First off, to help you with your essay, it will help me if I know what the expectations of your instructor are. For instance, has he/she told you what kind of essay it should be? For example, should it be a piece involving interpretation through a literary theory? Should it be an opinion piece? A narrative? An expository essay? What are the requirements as far as format (citation style, if any) and page length?

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