72 pages • 2 hours read
Adam SilveraHistory is All You Left Me
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
In what ways do Griffin Jennings, Theo McIntire, Wade Church, and Jackson Wright’s sexualities impact the story? Consider who came out to whom and at what times they did so. Consider any challenges they may have faced in their relationships and how the characters’ relationships change.
Griffin often has negative things to say about faith and religion, but he speaks to Theo as though he believes Theo is omnipresent in his life. How is Griffin’s connection to Theo like a religious belief?
How do the parallel narratives shape the way the story is told? What would be different if the entire book was chronological?
Compare and contrast how the different characters in the story accommodate or challenge Griffin’s compulsions. Whose approach was ultimately the most helpful for Griffin?
What does it mean to be an unreliable narrator and how does Griffin embody this? Is Griffin more honest in the “History” chapters or the “Today” chapters?
Why might someone lie to make other people happy? How can this lead to pain and heartbreak? What are the benefits and drawbacks of using dishonesty to avoid hurting others?
How does Griffin’s attachment to Theo’s hoodie communicate the main theme of Grief and Moving On?
How does Griffin’s illusion of control when he’s with Jackson differ from when he actually begins to regain control with Wade?
How do you think this story would be different if it were told from Wade’s perspective? What about Jackson’s? What opinions do you think they’d express to the late Theo?
How does the novel subvert classic love triangle tropes through Griffin’s triangles with both Wade and Jackson?
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