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64 pages 2 hours read

Chloe Walsh

Binding 13

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

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Essay Topics

1.

What role does the shifting point of view play in the novel? How does each character provide insights into the other that would not be available from that character’s own point of view?

2.

How do Johnny’s parents support him, and how do they fail to do so? What does Johnny’s relationship with his parents suggest about what young adults need from their parents or other family members? Does Shannon find this kind of support from other people in her life?

3.

What is one theme of the text related to friendship? Trace its development in the text and be sure to discuss the theme and at least two other literary elements in your analysis.

4.

In what ways does the novel fit into the genre of new adult literature? What does it have in common with other recent novels in this genre, and how does it introduce new elements? Cite specific examples from the novel in your discussion.

5.

In what way(s) does Shannon change throughout the text? Discuss who she is at the beginning, who she is at the end, and who or what caused her to change.

6.

In what way(s) does Johnny change throughout the text? Discuss who he is at the beginning, who he is at the end, and who or what caused him to change.

7.

Why doesn’t Shannon tell Johnny that her father is the one abusing her earlier in the text? How do you think he would have reacted if she had told him and how would he have been able to help her? Cite specific examples from the text in your analysis.

8.

Choose one internal and one external conflict in the text. Discuss and analyze one theme conveyed by these conflicts. Are they resolved? If so, how? If not, why not?

9.

What role does dramatic irony play in the text? Be sure to discuss point of view and at least two other literary elements in your discussion.

10.

Based on the events of the text, how do you think Shannon’s mother responded to the ultimatum Joey gave her at the conclusion of the text? Discuss the events that likely followed the final page, citing other moments in the text as evidence for why you think these events are the likely next ones.

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