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Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of Sooley’s name and nickname. Are the two in tension, or in accord? How so?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the notion that Beatrice, although a homemaker with limited formal education, speaks more languages than her college-educated son, Sooley. What is implied about Beatrice by the juxtaposition of her languages and education? How does the implication come across? What significance does it have outside the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Early on, Ecko muses that “yet another seventeen-year-old was bored with the notion of stretching” (9), and throughout the novel, much is made of the fact that the young players do not spend much time stretching. Explicate the significance of the avoidance of stretching, supporting your ideas from the text.

Essay Topic 4

In Chapter 5, Sooley is witness to an incident of sectarian violence. What narrative function does the incident serve, and how is that function achieved?

Essay Topic 5

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