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Essay Topic 1

Race is brought to the forefront when the father of a Black family brings home a white woman as his new wife. Write an essay examining the role that race plays in the play.

Essay Topic 2

The Crumps are a working-class family, but both Lily and Ernestine express aspirations beyond their class. Write an essay examining the role that class plays in the play.

Essay Topic 3

The Crump family is grieving the death of their wife, sister, and mother, and different family members exhibit different coping mechanisms in their state of mourning. Write an essay examining the role that grief and loss play in the play.

Essay Topic 4

Following the death of a family member, different characters employ different coping mechanisms – ranging from politics and religion to alcohol and entertainment – to self-medicate their grief. Write an essay examining the role that escapism plays in the play...

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