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Essay Topic 1

Shirin wears a headscarf or hajib. Why does Shirin wear a headscarf? How does the headscarf symbolize her feelings about the way that women should be able to dress?

Essay Topic 2

Shirin is Persian and Muslim. How do Shirin’s religion and ethnicity cause struggles for her at school and in life? Why do her parents have no sympathy for the struggles she faces?

Essay Topic 3

People are nasty to Shirin. How are people nasty to Shirin? What do their actions have to do with stereotyping and assumptions?

Essay Topic 4

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in A Very Large Expanse of Sea? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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