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Zadie SmithThe Waiter’s Wife
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1999A 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
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What does the title, “The Waiter’s Wife,” suggest about the nature of identity? How does Alsana resist or embrace the limited identity this phrase implies?
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Based on Samad’s placard, what is most important to him about his identity? How does that differ from what Alsana thinks he should want and how he should act?
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The story is often ironic and tongue-in-cheek. How does the story use humor to highlight serious social problems?
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