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History of Wolves
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Essay Topics
Explain how changed or unchanged Linda is by the end of the novel. What does this mean for the overall text?
What does the title, History of Wolves, refer to in the text? How does Fridlund explore this, and what does it accomplish?
Describe the setting of the novel. What part does setting play in conveying themes, symbols, and plot?
Consider the ways the novel makes a study of guilt and innocence; what message does it accomplish in doing so? Are any of the characters exclusively one or the other? Why or why not?
Why do you think Fridlund chose to parallel Linda with Mr. Grierson? In what ways is this successful? In what ways is this problematic?
How does the novel examine identity? Is one’s identity fixed or can they will it to change? Which characters’ identities seem fixed, and which seem malleable?
Why did Fridlund allude to The Turn of the Screw and Jane Eyre throughout the text? In what ways does History of Wolves mirror gothic romance? How does it diverge?
The novel contrasts what you do with what you think, alternating its emphasis between one or the other—which do you think wins out at the end of the story? Why?
Who do you think, according to the novel, is the “easiest prey in the world” (253)? Who are the predators?
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