30 pages • 1 hour read
Tobias WolffBullet in the Brain
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1995A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
“Bullet in the Brain” is divided roughly into three sections. Briefly describe each and explain why the author shaped his story in this way.
2.
Analyze how the author describes Anders’s character. Is his inner life different from the way he outwardly expresses himself? Why or why not?
3.
Anders responds to everything around him by evaluating only its aesthetic components. How does this trait put stress on him? How does it endanger his life?
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