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Essay Topic 1

What is the real fascination that Tug has with the missing Clancy child? Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the symbolic significance of this missing child. Use textual evidence to defend your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

What is the rhetorical function of the descriptive language used on pages 32-35 of "Bait"? Make and defend a claim about the significance of the diction and imagery used in this section; be sure to take into account what has already happened in the story, the action that occurs on pages 32-35, and the story's characterization of Teddy.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Moon," Martina seems scornful toward the town where she was raised and the people who have chosen to remain there. This sentiment is expressed by "leavers" and outsiders in several stories in Young Skins. Do the stories offer any counterclaims from the perspectives...

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