Smilla's relationship with men is an ongoing theme in Smilla's Sense of Snow. Analyze her relationship with one of the following pairs of characters and discuss how that relationship contributes to her growth as a person.

1) Moritz and Isaiah.

2) Fojl and Jakkelsen.

3) Lander and Isaiah.

Essay Topic 2

The parasite that kill the men on the Greenland expeditions represents evil that grows unidentified. Smilla's pursuit of the truth represents something pure, good and done out of a selfless love for someone else. Consider the motivations of these characters as they relate to good and evil.

1) Elsa Lubing.

2) Tork Hviid.

3) Ravn.

4) Loyen.

5) Lagermann.

Essay Topic 3

Minor characters play very specific roles in Smilla's Sense of Snow. Select one of the minor characters listed below. Discuss their contribution to the novel, why the author chooses to create that character is a particular way, and what changes if that character of some specific element of that character is eliminated.

1) Elsa Lubing.

2) Johannes Loyen.

3) Ravn.

4) Andrea Licht.

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