43 pages 1 hour read

Graeme Simsion

The Rosie Effect

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

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Essay Topics

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What are 2-3 tropes that make The Rosie Effect a romantic comedy? How does Graeme Simsion subvert these tropes? Does Don and Rosie’s romance read as healthy by the end of the novel?

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Explore Simsion’s use of irony as a feature of comedy. Does humor disrupt or support the novel’s painful subject matter? Which character most embodies the disruptive nature of humor?

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Compare and contrast two couples in the novel. How does the novel weigh their logical and emotional needs?

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