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Essay Topic 1

Why does Smith provide a first-person narrator to provide the perspective of Francesco, while utilizing a third-person narrator to represent George’s voice? How do these choices serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Smith’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes over the course of the text.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel How to Be Both from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of How to Be Both and one of the novel's main messages. How does Smith make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 4

What message does Smith send within the pages of How to Be Both concerning the effectiveness of...

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