48 pages 1 hour read

James Dickey

Deliverance

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970

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Essay Topics

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How does Dickey’s choice to structure the book in five parts affect the reader’s understanding of the events in the story?

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What is it about nature that both attracts and challenges the men? Pick two characters from Deliverance and compare their relationships to nature.

3.

What are the characters seeking “deliverance” from? What does this tell us about the text’s overall meaning?

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By James Dickey