44 pages 1 hour read

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Language of Flowers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

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Essay Topics

1.

How does The Language of Flowers’s flashback structure influence the reader’s understanding of Victoria? Is it effective?

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Within the novel, there are four mothers: Elizabeth, Catherine, Mother Ruby, and Victoria. How does each character portray different models of motherhood? What elements of motherhood are portrayed consistently?

3.

Describe Victoria’s relationship with nature. How is this different from her relationships with people?