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Euphoria
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Essay Topics
How does the anthropologists’ concept of the Grid play out in their personal relationships and the wider world?
Discuss the tension between the individual and the collective in King’s novel.
Discuss the symbolism of the sacred flute from both a tribal and colonialist perspective.
Why does King alternate between the first- and third-person narration in the novel? What is the significance of having multiple narrative voices?
How does the concept of euphoria feature in the novel?
Discuss the protagonists’ search for balance throughout Euphoria. Does King show that the protagonists achieve balance by the end of the novel?
How do the tribal and anthropological communities subvert patriarchal notions of gender?
What is the significance of Xambun’s story in the novel, and how does this play into notions of racial privilege and disadvantage?
Discuss the significance of adultery in the novel.
Discuss King’s portrayal of the body. Why do bodily pain and desire play such a key role in the narrative of all three white, Western anthropologists’ explorations of tribal territories?
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