79 pages 2-hour read

Oathbringer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

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Essay Topics

1.

How is mental health represented in Oathbringer? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

2.

How is grief represented in Oathbringer? Compare and contrast the coping mechanisms of two different characters who experience grief. Include quotations from the text in your answer.

3.

What role does the love triangle between Shallan, Adolin, and Kaladin play in the narrative?

4.

What expectations do the characters have for themselves and one another, and how do these expectations affect the narrative? Consider at least three characters in your response.

5.

What role does Evi Kholin play for her husband and sons, and how do those roles affect each of the men in her life?

6.

What role does religion play for each of the human races on Roshar? Strengthen your answer with textual support.

7.

How does the sudden revelation of humans as Voidbringers affect the reading experience, particularly after humans spent the novel using the term to reference listeners/singers?

8.

Explain Dalinar’s moral transformation. Does it redeem him, despite his brutal past?

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What is the role of Urithiru in the novel, and how does that setting impact the novel’s atmosphere?

10.

What narrative role does Elhokar play, and what is the importance of his journey?

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