54 pages 1 hour read

Thomas Harris

Hannibal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

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Essay Topics

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Hannibal begins with a catastrophic shootout at a fish market. How does this catastrophe—and Starling's role in the catastrophe—foreshadow later events in the plot?

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Why is Hannibal Lecter particularly drawn to Clarice Starling? Does she simply remind him of his sister, or is there something else to his interest?

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Why are Lecter's tastes so important in distinguishing him from everyone else around him? What purpose does his refined taste serve in how the novel characterizes him?

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