37 pages • 1 hour read
Thomas MertonThe Seven Storey Mountain
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1948A 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 is the book structured, and why do you think Merton chose to structure it this way? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
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How does Merton’s philosophy on life and religion evolve over the course of the autobiography?
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Analyze how Merton’s attitude toward one of the following shifts over the course of the story and provide evidence that supports how and why it shifts: politics, philosophy, or art/literature.
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