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65 pages 2 hours read

Jane Smiley

A Thousand Acres

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

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Essay Topics

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Review the definition of a Shakespearean tragedy. In what ways does A Thousand Acres fit that definition? In what ways does it deviate from it?

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Research the 1980s Farm Crisis. How does the novel foreshadow the impending crisis? What literary techniques does Smiley use to create a sense of the looming threat?

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Is Ginny an unreliable narrator? Support your argument with specific textual evidence. If she is, how does that change the interpretation of the story?

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