James is writing a literary analysis essay on a short story, “The Looking-Glass” by Anton Chekhov. Read the introduction to his essay. Anton Chekhov's "The Looking-Glass" opens with Nellie, a young woman full of yearning to be married. Gazing into a mirror, she envisions a young man, “the destined one,” whom she will wed. He is no one in particular—just a vague and charming dream. However, the future Nellie then sees with him is strikingly real and terribly bleak. Through this young woman’s vision, Chekhov explores issues of happiness and hope when death is inescapable. Which piece of textual evidence should James use to help support the claim made in the introduction?
