49 pages 1 hour read

Michael Connelly

The Black Echo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

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Essay Topics

1.

Bosch lives in an unusual house. What does his choice in home reveal about his character? What kinds of symbolic attributes does Connelly give this home?

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There are multiple kinds of tunnels in The Black Echo. Analyze the ways in which these tunnels (or “the black echo”) connect the Vietnam War to the present day.

3.

Outside of Bosch, Connelly writes from the point of view of Sharkey and Internal Affairs. How would the novel read differently without the inclusion of these points of view?

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