Tom Wolfe's "The Pump House Gang" -- Reading and Discussion Questions

Students in English 171, Sages and Satirists, Brown University, 2005

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• The Real World in "The Pump House Gang"
• Tone Change in "The Pump House Gang"
• Surfer Bruce Brown Personifies Youth MovementÕs Delusion
• A Surfer's Tone
• Tom Wolfe's Multiple Personality Disorder in "The Pump House Gang"
• Is Wolfe trying too hard to prove his authority and credibility?
• Straddling the Fence in "The Pump House Gang"
• Age Identification in Tom Wolfe
• Wolfe's Chronicle of Song and Chant in Surfer Society
• Rhetorical Breaks and Narrative Voice in WolfeÕs "Pump House Gang"

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Last modified 23 February 2005