42 pages 1 hour read

Pat Conroy

The Water Is Wide: A Memoir

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1972

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Essay Topics

1.

Racism takes many forms throughout the book. Contrast the different forms and the way Pat responds to them.

2.

Why is the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., an important moment in Pat’s development?

3.

How does Mrs. Brown’s internalized racism manifest in her interactions with the islanders and her relationships with Pat and the county administration?