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Essay Topic 1

Many novels begin with an epigraph, a short quotation that speaks to or sets the tone for the work that follows. People We Meet on Vacation notably lacks one. What purpose might the lack serve? How does the novel bear out that possible purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Early on, the narrator asserts that, on vacation, “You’re whoever you want to be. You can do whatever you want” (1). Does the novel bear out the assertion? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the symbolism of the protagonist’s name in People We Meet On Vacation.

Essay Topic 4

Explicate the symbolism of the protagonist’s love-interest’s name in People We Meet On Vacation.

Essay Topic 5

What attitude does People We Meet On Vacation display towards sibling relationships? What in the novel demonstrates that attitude? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 6

What attitude does People We Meet...

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