Questions
Discussion Questions to Ask about Any Book
1. Are the characters depicted realistically?
2. Who is missing from the story?
3. Are there any examples of bias or prejudice?
4. What are the author's themes?
5. Do these ideas help some people? Do they hurt some people?
6. How would the story be different if the character was another race, gender, religion, or ethnicity?
7. If the main character was different in one of those ways, what freedoms or limitations would there be on his or her behavior and choices?
8. What was happening in history, government, and society at the time of this story?
9. How might this story be different if the author was of another race, gender, religion, or ethnicity?
10. How do the characters solve their problems? Do they use violence, conflict resolution, passive resistance, social pressure, or critical thinking?
