79 pages • 2 hours read
Susin NielsenWe Are All Made of Molecules
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Describe Stewart’s character. How does he differ from most of the students at Borden Secondary School?
Explain the meaning of the book’s title: We Are All Made of Molecules. How do molecules act as a metaphor in the novel?
Stewart’s definition of a family evolves over the course of the story. What geometric shapes does he use to express this concept? What do they symbolize?
What is the significance of Mrs. Inkster’s afghan? How does it reflect Stewart’s philosophy of life? How does Ashley’s reaction to it reflect hers?
Ashley and Stewart describe Jared in very different ways. What does Stewart think of him and why? What does Ashley think of him and why? What does this reflect about their characters?
Discuss the social hierarchy at Borden. Where do Ashley and Stewart fit in the scheme of things? How do each see friendship differently? Does this change in the novel, and if so, how?
How are clothing and its absence used to reinforce and maintain the social hierarchy? Give examples from the text.
Describe the difference between flat and dynamic characters. How does Ashley’s character change during the course of the novel? How about Stewart’s? Which characters are flat and do not change?
Describe how Schrödinger bridges the gap between the Andersons and the Inksters. How does he advance the plot?
Stewart calls Ashley a coward. What does he mean by that statement? What does it mean to be brave or cowardly in the novel?
