60 pages • 2-hour read
Still Me
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Discuss the role of the setting in Still Me. Would the story have been significantly different if it were located in a different city? Why or why not?
Compare and contrast the Lavery and the Washington Heights library with respect to the different sides of New York they each represent.
Still Me features a big cast of characters, including women from very different backgrounds. What parallels can you draw in the journeys of the women in the story?
Do you agree with Mrs. De Witt’s assertion that women always end up sacrificing something? Why or why not?
What role do Will’s letters play in influencing Louisa’s experience of New York?
Examine the expository role played by different forms of written communication throughout the novel.
How does Louisa’s inherently caring and people-pleasing personality translate into her work and various relationships throughout the book?
Examine Mr. Gopnik and Agnes’s relationship. What stereotypes do they seem to fulfill? Where do they deviate?
Explore the theme of being torn between two worlds through the experiences of Louisa and Agnes.
Appearances seem to be of great importance to the New York upper class. Substantiate this with examples from the text.
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