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Kristin Hannah

Night Road

Kristin HannahFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

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Essay Topics

1.

Compare and contrast Jude’s relationship with her mother and Lexi’s relationship with her mother. How does Kristin Hannah compare and contrast these relationships?

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The novel begins in Lexi’s adolescence. How does Hannah represent Lexi’s past throughout the novel?

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Discuss the role of money and wealth in the novel. How does wealth relate to Hannah’s representation of the US educational and judicial system?

4.

Explore the relationship between justice and forgiveness through the lens of one character in the novel.

5.

Discuss Hannah’s use of imagery in the novel. How does she use imagery in her descriptions? Provide several examples of imagery from the text.

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Find examples of metaphor and simile in the text. How does Hannah use these literary devices in her writing?

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How does Hannah represent the passage of time in the novel?

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Discuss the significance of Grace’s imaginary friend, Ariel. What does Ariel represent?

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What does Night Road symbolize in the novel? What is the effect of Hannah choosing this as the novel’s title?

10.

Hannah frequently uses the word “tragedy” in the novel. Discuss the significance of this word in relation to literary conventions and the novel’s themes.

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