41 pages • 1 hour read
Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn102 Minutes
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005A 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
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Examine the narrative structure of 102 Minutes. How do the authors weave narratives together? Find one moment where separate narrative threads compliment one another thematically, and another moment where narrative threads seem to purposefully contrast.
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Explain how the World Trade Center was iconic enough that terrorists determined to undermine American ways of life and thinking wanted to destroy it.
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Citing the text, discuss how interagency squabbles and poor communication plagued 9/11 rescue efforts.
