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49 pages 1 hour read

The Black Echo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

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Essay Topics

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Bosch lives in an unusual house. What does his choice in home reveal about his character? What kinds of symbolic attributes does Connelly give this home?

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There are multiple kinds of tunnels in The Black Echo. Analyze the ways in which these tunnels (or “the black echo”) connect the Vietnam War to the present day.

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Outside of Bosch, Connelly writes from the point of view of Sharkey and Internal Affairs. How would the novel read differently without the inclusion of these points of view?

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