45 pages • 1 hour read
Rumaan AlamLeave the World Behind
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020A 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
How do each of the characters typify an overreliance on technology, and what does its absence reveal about the way humanity is ill-equipped for a crisis?
How do race and class intersect in the crisis of the novel? How have the two families sheltered themselves from matters of race and class?
Do you agree with the novel’s assertion that the bigger picture no longer matters in a postapocalyptic society? Why or why not?
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