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Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of The Revisioners that describe the close relationship between Ava and her 12-year-old son King. What is Sexton’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between this mother and son and in what way does the relationship contain several of the text’s main themes?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Josephine’s character throughout the novel The Revisioners. Discuss whether Josephine is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of faith within The Revisioners. What is Sexton’s message regarding faith and how do you know?

Essay Topic 4

Discuss how and why Sexton instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Revisioners.

Essay Topic 5

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human...

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