57 pages 1 hour read

Alexis Schaitkin

Saint X

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

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Essay Topics

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How does the use of an omniscient narrator in the first and last chapters effect the narrative? Why is it important that the novel begins and ends on Saint X?

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How does Clive and Edwin’s relationship mirror the relationship between Claire and Alison? Does Clive have any complicity in Alison’s death? Why or why not?

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In the author’s note, Alexis Schaitkin says that Saint X is a fictional island, based on extensive research. What are the cultural and ethical implications of inventing a Caribbean island with its own history and demographics?

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