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This test consists of 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discussions of identity occur frequently throughout the novel. Choose at least three characters and discuss how each one approaches the concept of identity. Questions to consider while writing are:
- Is the character conscious of his or her identity or not?
- Does that character feel comfortable with her or her identity?
- Does the character consciously try to change who he or she is or how he or she is perceived by society?
- Also, what social commentary does the author hope to make through these explorations of identity in the novel Howards End?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, Forster has the characters moving in and out of houses and discussing their relationships to the places they have lived. The houses almost become a secondary roster of characters in the novel: Howards End, Wickham Place, Ducie Street, etc. Write an essay in discussing the difference between the way the characters relate to their houses. Choose at least three characters to compare and contrast. What does the way a character relates to his or her home say about his or her character? What view do you think the author relates most closely to?
Essay Topic 3
A tragic figure is a character who comes to a bad end as a result of his or her own behavior. Are there any tragic figures in Howards End? Write an essay discussing the tragic figure or figures from the novel, or discussing why none of the characters fit this description. Discuss what role a tragic figure serves in a novel, and how the figure or figures you discuss fulfill this role.
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