89 pages 2 hours read

Julius Lester

Day of Tears

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

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Essay Topics

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Why does the author choose to name the last chapter after Emma instead of the location in which the dialogue takes place? How does this serve to differentiate the closing chapter from the rest of the chapters?

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With which character do you empathize the most? With which character do you empathize the least? Explain your reasoning using examples from the text. 

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What role does artifice play in the novel? What role does truth? How are these ideas related to the themes and symbols found within the book?