57 pages • 1 hour read
Lew WallaceBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1880A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Wallace separates the novel into eight parts. How does this structure support the development of the novel’s themes?
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In the novel, clothing is often used as a marker of ethnicity. How are food, drink, and dining habits used in a similar way, and how do they highlight the novel’s themes of The “East” and Orientalism or Antisemitism?
3.
What does Simonides’s story about his wife indicate about the nature of love?
