The Topeka School

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-8

Chapters 9-12

Chapters 13-15

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Lerner alternates between third- and first-person narrators. How do different points of view affect the novel’s narrative or its themes?

How does the concept of glossolalia relate to The Topeka School’s theme of a breakdown of language?

Adam and Darren are literary foils—ostensibly similar characters with contrasting characteristics. How do Adam and Darren differ? How are they the same? How do these similarities and differences reflect their social environment?