If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will discuss the book in the larger context of Nabokov's other writing, exploring any thematic overlap between works.
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Students will learn to approach narrators with a sense of skepticism as they develop a deeper understanding of the unreliable narrator.
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Students will learn about the Russian Revolution and the impact it had on Russia's citizenry.
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Students will trace the life and development of one of the novel's characters as we make our way through a non-linear narrative.
