Goblin Market | Topics for Discussion
1. The goblin men's fruit is extremely enticing, but eating it causes serious problems. What might the goblin men's fruit represent to Rossetti? Can you think of any additional modem "fruits" Rossetti might have included had she written the poem today?
2. How does Rossetti make the goblin fruit seem desirable to Laura? What part do the goblins play in persuading her to try their fruit? Why does she buy it if she knows she shouldn't?
3. When Laura eats the fruit Lizzie brings her, it affects her very differently than the same kind of fruit she received directly from the...
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