64 pages 2 hours read

Joanne Harris

Chocolat

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1999

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Essay Topics

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How does Harris present the idea of death in Chocolat? In what ways does this impact different characters, and how does this interact with her other major themes, such as community, spirituality, and Pleasure Versus Denial?

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In what ways are Vianne and Reynaud unreliable narrators, and how does Harris use this as a tool to explore her themes and cultivate the atmosphere of the story?

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How does Harris use Armande and Vianne to explore the idea of individual agency in Chocolat?