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How did Van Gogh understand himself in relation to women, and vice versa? How did this understanding of women differ from, or adhere to, the gendered expectations of the time?
What sort of literary techniques does Van Gogh use throughout his letters? What sort of persona does he create in his letters?
The Letters are a notably multilingual text, with Van Gogh alternating between French, Dutch, and English, oftentimes within the same letter. What can this multilinguality reveal about Van Gogh, and about the cultural context of his work?