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Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, Bodie mentions that many people have opinions about the lives and deaths of people they never met. Bodie admits that even she has opinions she is not entitled to have. Assess the concept of people as property or people as part of the "collective imagination" throughout I Have Some Questions For You. How does Bodie feel about this idea, and do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Rebecca Makkai's references to real-life figures, such as Rita Hayworth? What do these references add to the narrative? Choose three references to real people or circumstances to analyze.

Essay Topic 3

At several points in the novel, Bodie addresses Denny Bloch, using the word "you." For example, one chapter ends with the accusation, “If Thalia was having trouble with an older guy, the older guy was you” (95). What do you make...

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