53 pages • 1 hour read
Thomas KingThe Back of the Turtle
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Explore the significance of storytelling in The Back of the Turtle. How does the sharing of stories deepen the main characters’ relationships to one another, and to themselves?
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Can The Back of the Turtle be read as a cautionary tale for modern times? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
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King spends much of the narrative exploring how the news media can be used as a tool to obscure the truth. How does this concept apply to social media?
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