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Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Lerner in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of 10:04. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Lerner’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lerner's choice to tell the story of 10:04 using the first and second person points of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Lerner’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lerner’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of 10:04.

Essay Topic 4

What is the function of the unnamed narrator's best friend Alex within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Lerner in depicting Alex and include in your discussion...

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