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Essay Topic 1

Discuss Popkey's messages about motherhood within the text Topics of Conversation.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss John's role within the events of the novel and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Popkey's novel Topics of Conversation.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Popkey’s messages concerning the nature of security. Does the text indicate that it is dangerous or crucial? Choose one adjective and prove its validity using concrete details from the text.

Essay Topic 4

Examine the effects of stress on the novel's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by Topics of Conversation within the text?

Essay Topic 5

Popkey begins the text with an excerpt from a journal entry written by Sylvia Plath. Explain how this poem excerpt...

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