53 pages 1 hour read

Hugh Howey

Dust

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

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Why are the structures called silos? What symbolic resonances does this word have?

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How have the silos destroyed cultural, racial, religious, and gender diversity? Is it significant that the silos are a US construction? Why or why not?

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Discuss the stylistic and linguistic differences between the novel’s narrators—Juliette, Charlotte, Elise, Donald, Darcy, and Jimmy. What rhetorical devices does Howey use to keep their voices and perspectives distinct?

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