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Elif Batuman

The Idiot

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

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Can the relationship between Selin and Ivan be described as love? Are there similar relationships in the novel? Are we presented with an example of a loving relationship? Why or why not?

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Is Ivan portrayed as a positive or negative character? Why does the psychologist connect his behavior to that of the Unabomber? Do you agree?

3.

Do you think Selin would have had a different college experience if she had started college now as opposed to in 1995? Explain your answer.

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