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60 pages 2 hours read

Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle

Maggie ShipsteadFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Essay Topics

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Marian Graves is the dominant figure in the novel. How does the novel establish a difference between the authentic Marian and the persona of Marian that she presents to the world?

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Jamie’s art is an attempt to paint the unpaintable. How does he use his art to express his inner contradictions?

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Barclay Macqueen gives Marian everything she wants but takes whatever he pleases. To what extent is Macqueen the novel’s antagonist?

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