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Essay Topic 1

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Table for Two? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the anthology supports the divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter- and section-length is present in the anthology, if any? What effect does the length of chapters and sections have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Consider novels you have read, whether for classes or for other purposes. What differences in effect on the reader exist between an anthology and a novel of similar length? From what do...

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