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48 pages 1 hour read

The Wife Of His Youth

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1898

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Essay Topics

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Discuss the role of irony in the story. 

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Compare and contrast the speech of characters in the story. How does Chesnutt use dialect as characterization?

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Describe the historical setting of the story. How does the time period shape the plot and characters?

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