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57 pages 1 hour read

A Pocket Full of Rye

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1953

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Essay Topics

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What is the effect of the novel’s postwar setting, especially on your impressions of gender norms and expectations?

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In what ways is Inspector Neele a sympathetic character?

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How do class and social ambition shape both Gladys Martin’s ultimate fate and Lance Fortescue’s motives for murder?

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