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52 pages 1 hour read

Belladonna

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

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Essay Topics

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Belladonna arguably meets the criteria for a range of different genres. How does the decision to mix genres allow the author access to unique storytelling techniques? Which genre (or genres) dominate the novel in addition to the Gothic?

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Throughout the novel, Signa sees Percy as a warm and loving person. How do these early depictions of Percy affect his later characterization or Signa’s judgments about her cousin? What is Percy’s wider significance in the text?

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One of the main ways in which Grace displays the Victorian class system is through the differences between Signa and characters like Marjorie and Charlotte. How are class dynamics depicted in the novel? How do they intersect with other limitations, such as those associated with gender?

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