52 pages 1 hour read

Fredrik Backman

Us Against You

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

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Essay Topics

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Analyze what hockey means to Beartown. How is hockey symbolic? How does hockey weave a common thread between even the most different characters?

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How does William serve the literary role of the antagonist? How and why does William see himself as his own protagonist? What does this reveal about human nature?

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How does Backman’s narrative structure twist the standard hero versus villain story?

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