46 pages • 1 hour read
Ask The Dust
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1939
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Essay Topics
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Write about the city of Los Angeles in Ask the Dust. What are some of the ways in which the urban landscape relates to the plot and themes of the novel?
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What is the significance of the title, Ask the Dust? How does it relate to the major themes of the novel?
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Write about race, culture, and identity in Ask the Dust. What is the significance of Arturo’s Italian ancestry, Camilla’s Mexican ancestry, and Vera Rivken’s Jewish identity in the novel?
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