48 pages • 1 hour read
Piper KermanOrange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
Throughout the memoir, Kerman frequently comments on the nature of the prison system. Is this an argumentative memoir? Why or why not?
2.
Discuss the role of womanhood throughout the novel. How is womanhood defined by the relationships the women have to each other?
3.
Using specific examples, discuss the power dynamic between the prison officials and the inmates.
