42 pages • 1 hour read
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1933
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1.
How would you describe Stein and Toklas’s attitude toward being Americans in Paris? How does this differ from that of the Lost Generation?
2.
Is The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas essentially the autobiography of Gertrude Stein? Give reasons from the text for your answer.
3.
What devices does Stein use to convey Toklas’s character? Using the text as evidence, what kind of person do you imagine Toklas was?
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