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Gertrude Stein

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1933

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Essay Topics

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?

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Is The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas essentially the autobiography of Gertrude Stein? Give reasons from the text for your answer.

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What devices does Stein use to convey Toklas’s character? Using the text as evidence, what kind of person do you imagine Toklas was?