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The Girls

Emma Cline
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47 pages • 1 hour read

Emma Cline

The Girls

Emma Cline
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

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Essay Topics

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Why is the title of this novel The Girls? Analyze who the girls are, both in the novel and in the greater scheme of Cline’s themes.

2.

What is it about Suzanne that first draws in Evie? What do these qualities reveal about Evie’s character early in the novel?

3.

What makes Evie vulnerable to Russell’s sexual predation? Analyze how Russell uses sex to coerce girls into his following.

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