Essay Stuff

I finally got going on essay number 1, though essay number 2 is well underway. The problem is, 700 words in, I haven't introduced the second primary text. Can I bleed it in gradually or do I need to integrate it in from the beginning? 

Tuesday is my last literature class. I told Zach I didn't have time to go and he said, 'You're telling me that you don't have time for the last literature class of your life?' It remains to be seen whether I will go or not.