44 pages 1 hour read

Sarah Addison Allen

Other Birds

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Essay Topics

1.

Several characters in the novel go by several names: Charlotte/Pepper, Frasier/Roscoe, and Paloma/Pigeon. How does this empower these characters? How does it limit them?

2.

Discuss Sweet Mallow, the novel-within-the-novel. What themes does it share with Other Birds?

3.

Consider inheritance in the novel. What kinds of things do children inherit from their parents? How do these legacies shape them?