51 pages • 1 hour read
The Enchanted April
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1922
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Essay Topics
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How does this novel depict marriage? How does it depict gender dynamics?
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Discuss Lady Caroline’s characterization. What do you know about the impact of World War One on European history and culture? How does the character of Lady Caroline speak to the idea of a “lost generation”?
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Research the author. How does her own history of unhappy marriages, widowhood, and affairs shape her ideas about women? Which of the novel’s characters embody traditional and non-traditional ideas about the role of women in the early 20th century?
