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Margaret AtwoodThe Blind Assassin
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Essay Topics
As she writes her memoir, Iris says, "I prefer to think of it as talking, although of course it isn't: I'm saying nothing, you're hearing nothing" (473). Does The Blind Assassin suggest that there is a major difference between spoken and written language? If so, what is that difference and why is it important?
What function do the newspaper clippings in The Blind Assassin serve in terms of structure or theme?
The story of the blind assassin and the girl never reaches a single, definite conclusion. How does this affect our reading of the novel as a whole?
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