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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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Wallace separates the novel into eight parts. How does this structure support the development of the novel’s themes?
In the novel, clothing is often used as a marker of ethnicity. How are food, drink, and dining habits used in a similar way, and how do they highlight the novel’s themes of The “East” and Orientalism or Antisemitism?
What does Simonides’s story about his wife indicate about the nature of love?
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