42 pages 1 hour read

Erin Entrada Kelly

Lalani of the Distant Sea

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

1.

What does the arrowhead symbolize? Lalani’s view of it differs from Fei Diwata’s. Describe how each character reacts to it and why.

2.

Describe Hetsbi as a character. What is his greatest fault? What is his greatest virtue? How does he redeem himself by the end of the novel?

3.

How does the novel define life? Is absolute good or absolute evil possible? Why or why not?