62 pages 2 hours read

Tom Robbins

Still Life with Woodpecker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

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Essay Topics

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Leigh-Cheri fixates on the word “CHOICE” on the pack of Camels. What messages does Robbins convey about the concepts of agency and choice through the characters in the novel?

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Frogs appear at various times throughout the novel. What does the frog signify in Still Life with Woodpecker, and how do its different manifestations differ in meaning?

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Discuss Robbins’s use of the author as a character. Why does Robbins adopt this strategy? How are these passages significant? How do they contribute to the meaning of the novel?

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