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Robert Jordan

The Eye of the World

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

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Essay Topics

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Discuss the metaphor of a wheel weaving people’s lives in The Eye of the World. What is the role of free will in the book’s cosmology? Why is there a need for a Dark One?

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How are men portrayed in the novel? Are they typical heroes? How does the book see masculinity?

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How are women portrayed? How are they similar and different to the male characters? What constitutes femininity?

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