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Essay Topics

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Essay Topic 1

The setting in Smilla's Sense of Snow plays a strong role in many ways. Choose one of the following questions to answer.

1) Describe how is Smilla's character different if she grows up in a urban setting like Copenhagen rather that the vast and rural Greenland?

2) Analyze the author's use of Section headings The City, The Sea and the Snow. Discuss how the novel is different if those are not included.

3) Choose three settings from the story and discuss them in relationship with Smilla's need for wide, open spaces and nature. Explain how each setting serves a specific purpose in the context of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Fojl's character is integral to Smilla's Sense of Snow as he seems to protect key characters and share information with Smilla. Yet, at the end, it's revealed that he is hiding essential information that helps. Answer the following questions in detail.

1) Does Fojl really love Isaiah and does he truly care for Smilla? Are his actions purely selfish? Do you think Smilla continues to have a relationship with him?

2) What foreshadowing of Fojl's involvement is seen in the story? Give specific examples.

3) How do Fojl's shortcomings make him a more believable character?

Essay Topic 3

Certain literary techniques are used through Smilla's Sense of Snow. Choose one of the following to write about.

1) Analyze why so much information about Smilla and Isaiah is conveyed through the use of flashbacks.

2) Locate three examples of foreshadowing used in the novel. Explain why the author chooses to give clues to those foreshadowed events.

3) Choose an object of symbolism used in the story. Use specific events from the book to explain the significance of that object.

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