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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 gender occur throughout the novel Howards End. Write an essay describing how Forster incorporates discussions of gender into the novel, especially describing what literary techniques he uses (dialogue, exposition, figurative language, characterization, context, etc.) and what the key issues about gender are that occur in the novel. You may also want to address why these issues were important at the time the novel was written.
Essay Topic 2
At its heart, the story Howards End is essentially about the relationship that develops between the Schlegel and Wilcox families, which grows more complicated as the novel unfolds. There are some basic and fundamental differences between the two families. Write an essay comparing the Schlegels and the Wilcoxes. Describe the key characteristics of each family that make them either similar or different, and discuss how these characteristics affect the relationship between the two families.
Essay Topic 3
What is the central conflict of Howards End? How does this conflict relate to the motif that Forster emphasizes throughout the novel? Write an essay discussing the conflict in Howards End, describing where the main characters fit into this conflict, how Forster's key motif relates to the conflict, and how the conflict reaches a climax and an unavoidable result at the end of the book.
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