61 pages • 2 hours read
Robert W. ChambersThe King in Yellow
Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1895A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
What is the purpose or benefit of beginning each story with an epigraph? How does the epigraph affect your reading and interpretation of the story? Choose 2-3 examples and discuss.
2.
In what ways do the characters, settings, and plots reflect the prevailing attitudes and concerns of the fin de siècle?
3.
Why might the same character names appear across several stories? Are they the same character each time?
