45 pages 1 hour read

Lynda Barry

One! Hundred! Demons!

Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | YA | Published in 2002

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Essay Topics

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Barry begins the novel by asking whether something is an autobiography if some things in it aren’t true. Why does Barry want readers to consider that question?

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Why does Barry collage realistic-looking objects and paper cut-outs into her illustrations? What effect does that have to the book’s art?

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Compare two or three of the maternal figures Barry describes, including her grandmother, her mother, her friends’ mothers, and her teachers.

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