34 pages • 1 hour read
Allie BroshHyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2013A 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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How could Brosh’s use of hyperbole inform the choice of title for this book?
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How does Hyperbole and a Half fit into the larger landscape of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, or memoirs generally? What genre conventions does it embrace or discard?
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How does Brosh’s disclosures about her mental illness inform the reader’s view of her as a character? As the author?
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