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Richard Bach

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1970

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Essay Topics

1.

Discuss whether or not Jonathan Livingston Seagull is an allegory.

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Discuss the similarities between the life of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Joseph Campbell’s idea of the hero’s journey. 

3.

Chiang talks about perfection and heaven with Jonathan. What do his ideas about heaven and perfection tell us about his understanding of life’s purpose and meaning?

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