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The Wife Of His Youth

Charles W. Chesnutt
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48 pages • 1 hour read

Charles W. Chesnutt

The Wife Of His Youth

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1898

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    Discuss the role of irony in the story. 

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    Compare and contrast the speech of characters in the story. How does Chesnutt use dialect as characterization?

    3.

    Describe the historical setting of the story. How does the time period shape the plot and characters?

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