Faceless Killers Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

These 20 essay questions can be used as essay questions on a test, or as stand-alone essay topics for a take-home or in-class writing assignment. Students should have a full understanding of the text in order to answer these questions. They ask for a thorough analysis of the text.

1. What problems do the Swedish media cause for the police force? What does this say about the responsibility the media has towards society?

2. In what ways could Wallander be called a flawed character? Why is it important to the story and the series in general that Wallander is so imperfect?

3. What problems does the book highlight about Swedish society? How does the author use genre conventions of a detective story to highlight these problems?

4. What problems does Wallander have with his family? How are these problems affecting Wallander's social life? How...
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