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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
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 26, when Helen brings the Basts to Evie's wedding, the issue of class differences becomes unavoidable. Write an essay discussing how class affects the characters of Howards End, providing examples from the text. Choose at least three characters to analyze and compare and contrast each with the others.
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