Last Exit to Brooklyn 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. Several characters have the chance to express mercy towards others, but fail. Discuss how each of the following characters is unable to show mercy:
Tralala
Harry
Vinnie

2. It was very difficult to be homosexual in the 1950s.
How does Georgie try to defy opposition to live her life the way she wants to live it?
On the other hand, how does Georgie isolate herself for the life she lives?

3. It seems as though many characters do not respect their partners. Analyze each of the following couples and explain how they do or...
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