Rabbits Essay Prompts: Analytical Topics for Terry Miles's 2021 Novel

These twelve prompts are designed for close analysis of Terry Miles's Rabbits (2021). Each one is anchored in specific scenes, characters, and structural choices from the novel, and each asks you to build an argument rather than summarize. Use the evidence leads as starting points, then return to the text to test and refine your thesis. For broader context, see the novel overview, the Q&A page, and the theme analyses linked throughout. If you're writing about a specific character, the character pages may also help you track their arc across chapters. Note that chapter numbers below refer to the novel's numbered chapters (the Prologue and Epigraph are cited separately where relevant).