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Julian BarnesThe Sense of an Ending
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011A 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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How does the novel explore memory and its subjective nature? How does memory—and The Fallibility of Memory—influence the characters’ perceptions of themselves and their past actions?
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In what way is Tony an unreliable narrator? How does his unreliability shape the reader’s understanding of events?
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How does Adrian’s diary function as a motif for hidden truths, misconceptions, and the quest for understanding the past?
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