Essay Topics
1.
How does This Motherless Land interrogate the nature and experience of belonging? How do different characters conceive of belonging and identity?
2.
Aside from Margot, identify another antagonist in the text. In what ways does he/she push back against the protagonist(s) of the text? Analyze how they facilitate the protagonist(s) growth and development.
3.
This Motherless Land often examines prejudice in the characters’ lives. How do characters experience prejudice, and how do they perpetuate prejudice against others?
