48 pages • 1 hour read
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniThe Palace of Illusions
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008A 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
Analyze the use of narrative voice in The Palace of Illusions. How does Panchaali’s humor and perspective affect your reading of the text? How do voice and content interact with each other?
Choose two of Panchaali’s allies and analyze how they help her during her journey of self-actualization and discovery.
The Palace of Illusions contains many examples of mirroring. Analyze two prominent incidents of mirroring.
Setting figures in heavily in the novel, and Divakaruni devotes many passages to descriptions of settings. Choose two settings and explain how they contribute to major themes of the novel.
What does Panchaali learn about love in The Palace of Illusions? How does her conception of it change as she matures?
The spirit world and the human world are closely connected in The Palace of Illusions. Discuss this interplay and give specific examples of how the human world is influenced by the divine.
The spirit world and the human world are closely connected in The Palace of Illusions. Discuss this interplay and give specific examples of how the human world is influenced by the divine.
Many characters in the novel are driven by a quest for revenge. Choose two characters and analyze how revenge impacts their lives, noting how it changes them as individuals.
There is often a sharp divide between men and women in the novel. How do the characters reinforce this divide? How do they bridge it?
How does your perception of Krishna change throughout the novel? Analyze his role in Panchaali’s life and how his presence affects her.
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