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Essay Topic 1

Much is made of the Parisian setting of the bulk of the novel. How might the novel have been different if set in another major world city, such as New York City, London, Los Angeles, Shanghai, or Rome? Why would it have been different in those ways?

Essay Topic 2

What narrative function is served by the Prologue? How is it served?

Essay Topic 3

What overall attitude towards intoxicants does the novel display? What in the text demonstrates that attitude, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 4

The protagonist of the novel is clear. Who is the second most important character in the novel? How does the novel support that relative importance?

Essay Topic 5

Notably, two chapters of the Saturday section of the novel announce their day of occurrence, contrasting with only one in each of the other sections. What significance, if any, accrues to the...

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