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Amari And The Great Game

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

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Essay Topics

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How is Amari characterized at the beginning of the novel? How does her character evolve over the course of the story? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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In what ways are Amari and Dylan characterized as foils for each other? What do they have in common, despite their differences? What message does the narrative convey through their duality? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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How does the first-person narration inform the reader’s understanding of Amari’s journey? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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How is prejudice depicted through Amari’s point of view? How does it impact her self-perception? What forms of prejudice does she face, and how do they intersect? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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How is magic used as a symbol of morality in Amari and the Great Game? To what effect? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

6.

Apart from Amari, which other characters undergo a significant identity shift? Pick one example and examine how the narrative demonstrates that character’s growth.

7.

How does cultural legacy impact the theme of The Fight for Social Justice in the supernatural world? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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What narrative purpose does the Great Game serve? How is it used to inform Amari’s character arc? Do the challenges within the Great Game parallel events in Amari’s life outside the game? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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How does B. B. Alston use existing folklore and mythology to build his fictional supernatural world? To what effect? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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How is Harlowe characterized at the beginning of the story? How is the revelation that she is a villain foreshadowed throughout the book? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

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