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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Confessions

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1782

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Essay Topics

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How do Rousseau’s childhood experiences influence his interactions and intimacy with women? How does Rousseau conflate emotional and sexual intimacy with women, and how does this affect his understanding of romantic and platonic relationships?

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How did Rousseau’s experiences contribute to his rejection of rationalism and his embrace of naturalism and romanticism?

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What evidence suggests that Rousseau is an unreliable narrator? How do his deceptions and exaggerations interact with the text’s themes of truth and hypocrisy?

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