The Dutch House Essay Topics & Writing Assignments

Ann Patchett
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dutch House Essay Topics & Writing Assignments

Ann Patchett
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how, when, and why Maeve begins to separate herself from the Conroy family in her youth. How do her father, Cyril Conroy, and her younger brother, Danny Conroy, react to Maeve's withdrawal?

Essay Topic 2

The Dutch House symbolizes radically different things for different characters. From the first time she sees the house, Andrea is enthralled with it, but her fixation on the house seems to run very deep. Write an essay analyzing the range of Andrea's feelings towards the Dutch House.

Essay Topic 3

What does Cyril Conroy's handling of Maeve's diagnosis with diabetes as a child - and his attitude towards her and her illness - reveal about Cyril's and Maeve's relationship in general? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 4

Write an essay analyzing why Maeve is particularly kind and attentive to Andrea's young girls, Norma and Bright, when all...

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