McTeague

by Frank Norris

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McTeague Questions and Answers

What is the central theme of Frank Norris' novel McTeague?

In Frank Norris's McTeague, where does Marcus Schouler show a money obsession?

What are some good argumentative essay topics focusing on McTeague?

How could Frank Norris' McTeague be analyzed?

How is social Darwinism involved in the novel McTeague by Frank Norris? Relevant concepts include natural selection and survival of the fittest, struggle between the members of different social classes, and the power of financial superiority.

In McTeague, I know McTeaugue died in Death Valley and Marcus handcuffed himself to McTeaugue, but how did McTeague acually die?

Why is Mcteague central to our outstanding of American literary naturalism and/or the representation of city life in the period we are studying? Compare to another choice of work.

Identify and discuss the impact of change of scenery/setting on characters and on the course of events throughout the novel (for example, the different living spaces for Trina and McTeague or city life versus wilderness for McTeague, etc.).

In the first page of the novel, we are introduced to McTeague's canary, and the final image in the novel is the canary. What purpose does the canary serve in the narrative?