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I Know Who You Are: A Novel
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Essay Topics
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of emotional abuse.
How does Feeney manipulate the narrative structure, specifically through delaying the revelation of Ben’s true identity, to create “structural gaslighting” that mirrors the psychological abuse Aimee experiences?
Beyond Aimee’s acting career, analyze how the novel uses the motif of performance to explore its central theme of constructed identity. Discuss how characters like Eamonn, Maggie, and Jack adopt various roles for manipulation, control, or survival, and how this might raise questions about the existence of an authentic self.
How does I Know Who You Are both use and subvert the conventions of the psychological thriller genre?
