Instruction
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Requirements:
Use formal essay style and structure
You must have an introduction with a thesis statement and three arguments
Each argument must be supported by at least two quotations from the novel
Each quotation must be introduced and then integrated into your writing. The quotation
should then be interpreted and analysed and applied to your overall argument and thesis
Your essay must be balanced by considering both subjects equally
Your essay should look at the style of the novel as well as the plot, characters and
themes
Length: Four (4) pages in MLA Format
ESSAY TOPICS
1. Choose two of the three characters- Boy, Dunstan or Magnus and compare/ contrast
how their lives are altered by the guilt they experience.
2. Boy, Magnus and Dunstan are al characters who have been twice- born. Compare
and contrast two of those characters and how they transform their identities. You
must include in your essay what motivates these characters to re- invent themselves?
Do their new identities help them to reach self- actualization?
3. Choose two female characters and compare and / or contrast their impact on
Dunstan’s life. You must consider to what degree do these women help Dunstan
fulfill his destiny of Fifth Business and / or realize his true self.
4. Compare and /or contrast Boy’s marriages. You must include in your essay how do
these marriages help display Boy’s development as a human being?
5. Compare and / contrast the role Liesl and Blazon play in Dunstan’s life. You must
consider in your essay what kind of devil is Liesl? What kind of Jesuit is Blazon?
How do these characters impact Dunstan’ spiritual journey or his quest to self-
actualization?