79 pages 2 hours read

Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

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Essay Topics

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Analyze Richard Mayhew’s gradual transformation. How do his experiences match the archetypal pattern of the Hero’s Journey? In what ways is Richard an unlikely hero?

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Research the common characteristics of the trickster figure throughout literature and mythology and identify several ways in which the Marquis de Carabas both conforms to and transcends these tropes.

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Neverwhere often blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality. Identify and analyze at least two scenes in which the narrative injects doubt about whether London Below is truly real. Does the novel ultimately support or reject this interpretation?

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