32 pages 1 hour read

Luis Alberto Urrea

The House of Broken Angels

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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Essay Topics

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How does memory play a role in the narrative style of The House of Broken Angels? What impact does style this have on the novel as a whole?

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In this novel, Urrea depicts family as both cruel and loving. How are these dynamics represented? Choose one moment in which this dichotomy is present and analyze the impact of these contradictions on the characters involved.

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What does whiteness mean for the characters in the novel? How is it represented, and what is the impact of that representation?

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