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51 pages 1 hour read

Next Year In Havana

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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Essay Topics

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Why does Elisa send Marisol on the pilgrimage to Cuba? Do you think Marisol fulfills the task set by her grandmother?

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Over the course of the novel, Marisol changes her perspective on her own identity. Discuss these changes and what motivates them.

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Although Next Year in Havana is a historical novel, romances serve as important elements of the plot. How do these romantic pairings help advance the plot and develop the themes? Does the novel feel more like a romance or more like a historical novel? Does Cleeton successfully integrate the historical details with the narrative?

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