Below are some essay topics for you to practice with. These have been taken from past VCE exams and from the Nelson English manual.
Some of these we have already tackled - others we will tackle in class.
Some of these we have already tackled - others we will tackle in class.
- Why does Isobel find it difficult to develop healthy relationships with others?
- I for Isobel illustrates that it is more important to value personal integrity than constantly to seek the acceptance of others. Do you agree?
- “You built a wall around yourself and too late you found you were walled in.” To what extent does Isobel create her own unhappiness?
- I for Isobel suggests that people’s values develop more through interaction with others than through childhood experience. Discuss.
- “The effects of childhood abuse are permanent.” Discuss this idea in relation to the novel.
- “Isobel’s detachment from society enabled her to cope with her past.” Discuss.
- “Thou shalt not be different.” How does Isobel deal with her differences from others?
- “Isobel, as she listened, tried on each life to see if it would suit her.” Why does Isobel find it difficult to be herself?