If You Tell
Gregg Olsen
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
Gregg Olsen
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If You Tell Essay Topics
1.
Write an essay examining why Olsen chose to write this book as a narrative nonfiction story.
2.
This is a true crime story, yet Olsen bookends the narrative with Nikki, Sami, and Tori’s current-day relationships. Analyze why he chooses to do this and how this choice changes our understanding of the book as a whole.
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Cycles of abuse are abundant throughout If You Tell. Analyze Shelly’s abusive relationship to one of the following characters: Lara, Dave, Nikki, Sami, Tori, Kathy, or Ron. How does Shelly create an abusive cycle with this character? How does she manipulate them? Are they able to break the cycle of abuse, and if so, how?
