50 pages • 1 hour read
Assassination Vacation
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005
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Essay Topics
1.
Discuss Sarah Vowell’s use of humor in Assassination Vacation. What are the benefits and the drawbacks of using humor when approaching history?
2.
Analyze how Vowell discusses the nature of political violence. What do all three of the assassinations in the book have in common? In what ways, if any, do they differ?
3.
Research one of the historical sites or relics visited or seen by Vowell. What does this site or relic say about US history and/or how civic memory is shaped and preserved?
