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48 pages 1 hour read

Elizabeth Letts

Finding Dorothy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

1.

Maud and Julia never see eye-to-eye about their chosen life paths. Choose one of these two characters and write a letter to the other attempting to explain their position and convince the other that their choice makes more sense.

2.

Choose another novel about the women’s suffrage movement. How does it explore the movement in a similar and different way from Finding Dorothy?

3.

Compare how Hollywood treated Judy Garland in 1939 to how Hollywood treats women and girls today. Has the situation improved? Use examples from the text and real life to support your argument.

4.

Pick three pairs of foils in the novel. How do the characters illuminate one another through contrasting qualities?

5.

What purpose do the static characters serve in the novel? What dynamic characters do they influence?

6.

Frank continually tells Maud that things will get better, and, though it takes a while, they do. Why do Frank’s dreams come true? What about him and his approaches make his dreams materialize? What role does luck play? Use specific examples to support your argument.

7.

How does the close third-person point of view impact the reading of the novel, such as its building of characterization and plot? How might the book be different if it were told through an omniscient perspective or with multiple first-person perspectives?

8.

What does the Cornell diploma symbolize to Maud and to her mother? Does Maud attain the value of the Cornell University diploma despite not getting her degree? Why or why not?

9.

How does the novel explore The Power of Stories and Storytelling? What forms of storytelling apart from books have similar emotional power?

10.

What impact does the dual timeline have on the telling of the novel? How does it impact the building of characterization, themes, and plot? How might the novel have been different if told in a single timeline?

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By Elizabeth Letts