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Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the short story obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

A lack of formal sectional division in the short story obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. How might the short story be sectioned off other than it currently is? Why might those divisions be appropriate, based on the text and its contexts of composition and reception?

Essay Topic 3

How reliable is the narrator of the short story? What in the text indicates that reliability, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 4

What is the overall attitude of the story towards musical performance? How does that attitude emerge from the text?

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