Discuss the theme of colonialism or racism in “The Grass is Singing.”
Discuss the theme of colonialism or racism in “The Grass is Singing.”
Or, The theme of colonialism dominates the novel “The Grass is Singing.” Discuss.
Or, “The Grass is Singing” d...
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The novel “The Grass is Singing” is a story of a failed marriage.
The novel “The Grass is Singing” is a story of a failed marriage. Discuss. [NU: 2019]
Doris Lessing’s (1919–2013) “The Grass is Singing” (1950) is a powerful novel about broken liv...
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What picture of social life do you get in Doris Lessing’s “The Grass is Singing?”
What picture of social life do you get in Doris Lessing’s “The Grass is Singing?” [NU: 2016, 20, 22] ★★★
Doris Lessing’s (1919–2013) “The Grass is Singing” (1950) paints the social...
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Portray the character of Mary in “The Grass is Singing.”
Portray the character of Mary, focusing on her development, education, and feminist ideals, in Doris Lessing’s “The Grass is Singing.” [NU: 2015, 18, 20, 22] ★★★
Mary Turner is th...
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How does Charlie Slatter take control of the murder case of Mary Turner?
How does Charlie Slatter take control of the murder case of Mary Turner? [NU: 2014]
Charlie Slatter is the powerful neighbor of the Turners in Doris Lessing’s (1919–2013) “The Gras...
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Write a short note on apartheid.
Write a short note on apartheid. [NU: 2019]
Apartheid was a system in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). It divided people by race. Whites had power. Blacks had no rights. Doris Les...
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Describe the murder of Mary in “The Grass is Singing.”
Describe the murder of Mary in “The Grass is Singing.” [NU: 2016, 18, 19, 21] ★★★
Doris Lessing (1919–2013) begins “The Grass is Singing” (1950) with Mary Turner’s murder. It is th...
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Trace the autobiographical elements in “The Grass is Singing.”
Trace the autobiographical elements in “The Grass is Singing.” [NU: 2017, 20] ★★★
Doris Lessing (1919–2013) used her own life in “The Grass is Singing” (1950). She grew up in South...
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The novel “The Grass is Singing” is a story of a failed marriage.
The novel “The Grass is Singing” is a story of a failed marriage. Discuss. [NU: 2019]
Doris Lessing’s (1919–2013) “The Grass is Singing” (1950) is a powerful novel about broken liv...
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Portray the character of Mary in “The Grass is Singing.”
Portray the character of Mary, focusing on her development, education, and feminist ideals, in Doris Lessing’s “The Grass is Singing.” [NU: 2015, 18, 20, 22] ★★★
Mary Turner is th...
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Describe the murder of Mary in “The Grass is Singing.”
Describe the murder of Mary in “The Grass is Singing.” [NU: 2016, 18, 19, 21] ★★★
Doris Lessing (1919–2013) begins “The Grass is Singing” (1950) with Mary Turner’s murder. It is th...
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"She was going to be happy. She had no idea of the life she had to lead"- Explain
"She was going to be happy. She had no idea of the life she had to lead. Poverty, which Dick had warned her of with a scrupulous humility, was another abstraction, nothing to do wi...
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