42 pages 1 hour read

Kamala Markandaya

Nectar in a Sieve

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1954

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Essay Topics

1.

Choose one public figure who is in a position of power and analyze why they have it. What gives them influence over others? What do they use their power and influence to accomplish? What criticisms exist about their status and actions?

2.

Nectar in a Sieve is a fictional novel written in the style of a memoir. Using what you know of the memoir and historical fiction genres, write the beginning of a story set in your country. What would an older person in your country reflect on? Choose at least three significant moments they remember that they would discuss further in the novel.

3.

Research poverty levels in your community (town, city, or region). Compile statistics, examine possible solutions, and present a persuasive argument on how the implementation of these changes would benefit your community.