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Essay Topic 1

Claire/Emily and her parents handle Alison's death in different ways. What is different about the ways they grieve? What is conveyed about grief through their actions?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Schaitkin use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place or places where a story happens. Where does Saint X take place? How does Claire/Emily feel about these places and why? How does changing locations after Alison’s death affect Claire/Emily?

Essay Topic 4

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Saint X? How do these points of view...

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