53 pages • 1 hour read
The Back of the Turtle
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014
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Essay Topics
1.
Explore the significance of storytelling in The Back of the Turtle. How does the sharing of stories deepen the main characters’ relationships to one another, and to themselves?
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Can The Back of the Turtle be read as a cautionary tale for modern times? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
3.
King spends much of the narrative exploring how the news media can be used as a tool to obscure the truth. How does this concept apply to social media?
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