41 pages • 1 hour read
A Happy Death
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971
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Essay Topics
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The novel opens with the murder of Zagreus. In what ways does the nonlinear storytelling affect the depiction of Mersault as a character?
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How does the novel explore Mersault’s alienation from society? How does this alienation evolve?
3.
Zagreus believes that happiness and an understanding of oneself are mutually incompatible. Is he proven right by the characters and novel’s events?
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