49 pages 1 hour read

Riley Sager

Lock Every Door: A Novel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

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Content Warning: The source text references multiple deaths by suicide and deals with the psychological effects of trauma, loss, and grief. It also uses stigmatizing and potentially offensive language to refer to people experiencing mental illness.

In what ways does Jules consider herself an outsider at the Bartholomew? How do differences between her and the permanent residents come to define her time? In what ways do those differences relate to the novel’s exploration of Wealthy–Vulnerable Power Dynamics?

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How does Jules’s lack of family influence how she sees herself throughout the novel? In what ways does her traumatic familial past influence her sense of isolation at the Bartholomew?

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How do Jules’s impressions of the Bartholomew’s residents evolve over the course of the novel, and why? Consider characters including Greta Manville, Nick Bartholomew, Leslie Evelyn, and Marianne Duncan. How does Jules interact with them when they first meet? How do Jules’s interactions with these characters change once she starts investigating the Bartholomew?

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