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59 pages 1 hour read

B. A. Paris

The Therapist

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Essay Topics

1.

Consider the role of the Circle in The Therapist. How does the setting contribute to the novel’s atmosphere and underline its themes? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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The novel's main narrative is interspersed with Interludes from the therapist’s past. How does this structure contribute to the reader’s experience? How does it reflect some of the novel’s key themes and ideas?

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Alice states, “Living with Nina’s ghost isn’t easy” (127). Discuss the dual meaning of this statement. How does it relate to the theme of The Repercussions of the Past? In what ways are some of the other characters “haunt by the past?

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