44 pages 1 hour read

Stephen King

Finders Keepers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

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Essay Topics

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How does King use allusions to other literary works throughout the novel? In what ways do these allusions speak to either the theme of How Literature Shapes Lives or the theme of The Relationship Between Author and Readers?

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Research the “hard-boiled detective” archetype. In what ways does Hodges fit this archetype? In what ways does he differ?

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How does King’s use of the shifting, third-person limited point of view build suspense in the text? How might the novel be different with only one character’s perspective?