40 pages 1 hour read

Hope Jahren

Lab Girl

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2016

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Essay Topics

1.

Pick two plants described in the shorter chapters and relate their characteristics to those of another character or characters in the memoir.

2.

Compare and contrast the characters of Hope Jahren and Bill Hagopian. In what way do their differences and similarities strengthen central themes or tendencies of the memoir?

3.

How has your awareness of ecology changed? Describe specific elements of the memoir that might affect the reader’s point of view.