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This test consists of 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, Forster has the characters moving in and out of houses and discussing their relationships to the places they have lived. The houses almost become a secondary roster of characters in the novel: Howards End, Wickham Place, Ducie Street, etc. Write an essay in discussing the difference between the way the characters relate to their houses. Choose at least three characters to compare and contrast. What does the way a character relates to his or her home say about his or her character? What view do you think the author relates most closely to?
Essay Topic 2
During the course of events in Howards End, two extramarital affairs come to light that change how the characters in the novel view those involved. Write an essay discussing these events and how they reflect Forster's views on gender and marriage.
- How does gender play a role in how those characters involved in the affairs are treated by the others?
- How do the characters react when the affairs are revealed?
- What do these events tell you as a reader about the society at the time?
- Do you think that attitudes have changed, or would the characters involved in the affairs be treated the same way today?
Essay Topic 3
The setting is the time and place in which the novel is set, including historical, geographic and location-specific details.
- What is the setting of Howards End?
- Do you know the setting because the author states this implicitly or because it is inferred from details about the time and place?
- How does the setting affect the telling of this story?
- If you change the setting, would the story still make sense or is it dependent on the setting?
Write an essay discussing how Forster created the setting in Howards End, answering all the questions above, providing specific examples from the text to support your ideas.
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