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Essay Topic 1

What does the Franklins' treatment of Mathinna in Part I of the novel, and their desire to take her home with them despite knowing nothing about her culture or traditions, reveal about the broader British aristocracy's attitudes towards the Australian aboriginals? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What accounts for some of the tensions between Evangeline Stokes and the rest of the servants in the Whitstone household, and what do these tensions reveal about class hierarchies in England in the mid-1800s? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does the ruby ring, a family heirloom, that Cecil Whitstone gives to Evangeline, symbolize at different points in this novel and to different characters, including Evangeline, Agnes, and, later, Ruby Dunne? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the...

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