61 pages 2 hours read

Shari Lapena

What Have You Done (Adler and Dwyer, #0.5)

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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Essay Topics

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What role do the supernatural elements play in the novel’s characters and plot development? Provide specific examples from the text and connect them to at least one theme.

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Examine Shari Lapena’s use of unreliable narration in the novel. How does the narrator’s reliability affect the reader’s perception of the truth and plot development? Provide examples of moments where the author foreshadows or reveals the narration as unreliable. What impact does this have on building suspense and tension throughout the narrative?

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How does trauma relate to the novel’s theme? Trace its development throughout the text, and explain how it connects to at least two other literary elements.

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