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Essay Topic 1

Identify, analyze, and discuss the narrative style of My Year Abroad. From what perspective is the story related? Is it related in the past or present tense--or both? Is the narrator a reliable source of information? Why is it important that the narrative is related as it is?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the timeline of events and narrative structure in My Year Abroad. How does the author distinguish between the different timelines in the novel? What are the main timelines? What stories step beyond those timelines? How does this structure lend itself to the story? How does it create tension?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Tiller as the protagonist of My Year Abroad. What aspects of Tiller's personality make him an apt protagonist? What aspects of his personality make him an unlikely protagonist? How does Tiller evolve as a character from the beginning of the novel to...

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