4. In a letter to Kittredge in Part IV, Chapter seven, Harry lies and tells her he's seeing a prostitute, and he tries to theorize the Alpha as representing what?

5. In Omega VII, what does Harry take with him into the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does rock climbing represent for Harry and Hugh?

2. What does Harry discover about Kittredge and Dix Butler in Omega XII?

3. What does Harry oversee in Uruguay?

4. How does Kittredge get into experimenting with LSD?

5. What are the three different versions of the CIA man that are presented in Omega VII - Omega XII of "Harlot's Ghost"?

6. Why is Harry's development as a man and CIA agent still incomplete?

7. What story does Harvey tell Harry about an East German baby?

8. How does Harry begin to fall even more in line with the accepted social mores of his country and era in Part III, Chapters 1 - 7?

9. What experience does Harry share that has to do with God and lust?

10. How do all the different names represented by cryptograms reinforce the concept of Alpha and Omega?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Harlot's Ghost" is the story Harry Hubbard's adventures in the CIA and life. Throughout the book, he goes through tremendous changes and is no longer that same person as he was at the beginning of his life. Explore the theme of coming of age, and analysis the changes in Harry's character throughout the novel. What does coming of age mean? How did meeting Kittredge change Harry's life? How have Harry's ideals and goals changed throughout his life? What has Harry learned about himself and life?

Essay Topic 2

Part IV, Chapters 7 - 13, Alpha and Omega play an extremely large part in this section of the book. Harry is developing different parts of himself in this section of the book. Examine how Harry has started to developed two separate personalities, his Alpha and Omega. How would Harry's Alpha side be described? How would Harry' Omega side be described? Which part would be Harry's side that thinks Hunt's stupid jokes are funny, or the part that is sleeping with a married woman and the professional part as he develops his contacts and continues his work?

Essay Topic 3

In Part II, Chapters 5 - 10 of the novel "Harlot's Ghost", Harry has started to change and become more of a man in a traditional sense. Analyze how Harry's character has started to mature and change at this point in the novel, and also examine where his development is still incomplete. How has Harry started to become more of a man in his personal life? How is Harry learning to play different games for function successfully within the CIA? How is Harry's development still incomplete? How does Harry still rely heavily on Harry's development?

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