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Essay Topic 1

Write a short essay on the use of imagery in In the House of the Interpreter. Consider words like bloodhounds, pear tree, fortress, sanctuary. What do they mean in the context of the story? What feelings do these words evoke? Is it effective? Why or Why Not?

Essay Topic 2

Define memoir and discuss why it is used for this type of story.

Essay Topic 3

Ngũgĩ discusses how his teachers at Alliance were both white and Black and were seen as equals. Research the effects on students of having a teacher body that is representative of the students race and gender.

Essay Topic 4

Ngũgĩ was hesitant to undress in front of everyone to shower as it was customary in his village for the circumcised and uncircumcised to shower separately (16). Discuss why this is important to the story. In what way does this tell the reader...

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