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Essay Topic 1

Occasionally Nan, the narrator, directly speaks to readers. This is called “breaking the fourth wall.” How does it seem that the narrator is having conversations with readers throughout The Christie Affair? How do these conversations provide information to readers that characters may not be privy to? What is the purpose of breaking the fourth wall?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Christie Affair? How does the point of view seem to shift in some sections of the book? How do the first-person and third-person influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before...

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