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Is what the poem says accurate, in the context of Izzy.s experience?ġ3. Izzy chooses "This Be the Verse" to sum up her life. In what ways are attitudes toward race and class different and the same today as in the late 1990s, when the book is set?ġ2. We see how race and class underline the experiences of all the characters and how they interact with each other. How does that choice shape the reader.s experience of the novel?ġ1. Celeste Ng is noted for her ability to shift between the perspective of different characters in her work. What do you think happens to Elena after the novel ends? To Mia and Pearl? To Izzy? Do you think Izzy ever returns to Shaker and her family? Why or why not?ġ0. The novel begins with a great conflagration, but its conclusion is even more devastating. What ultimately bothers Elena most about Mia?ĩ. Pearl has led a singular life before arriving in Shaker, but once she meets the Richardsons, she has the chance to become a "normal" teenager. What piece of art has shaped your life in an important way?ħ. Mia.s art clearly has the power to change lives. Mia.s journey to becoming an artist is almost a beautiful novella of its own.
How is motherhood defined throughout the book? How do choice, opportunity, and circumstances impact different characters.
The debate over the fate of May Ling/Mirabelle is multilayered and heartbreaking.
Which of the Richardson children is most changed by the events of the novel? How do you think this time ultimately changes Lexie.s life? Trip.s? Moody.s? Izzy.s?Ĥ. Which ones did you find most compelling? Do mothers have a unique ability to spark fires, for good and ill, in us?ģ. There are many different kinds of mother-daughter relationships in the novel. Do you believe that "the best communities are planned"? Why or why not?Ģ. Shaker Heights is almost another character in the novel.
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