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43 pages 1 hour read

Lissa Price

Starters

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

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Essay Topics

1.

How is the concept of identity explored throughout the novel? Select one or two characters to explore this subject.

2.

Was Sara’s sacrifice worth it? Why or why not?

3.

Choose one of the following characters and analyze whether they are flat or round, static or dynamic, and why: Doris, Florina, Lauren, or Blake.

4.

Was Senator Harrison’s cooperation with the Old Man morally sound? Why or why not?

5.

How would you characterize the dynamics Price explores between age groups and power dynamics, and are they applicable to our world?

6.

Explore three times foreshadowing was used and the effect it had on your reading experience. Provide examples using passages from the novel.

7.

Why do you think the Old Man hides his face? Provide at least three reasons from the text.

8.

Knowing that this novel was written prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, how realistic do you think the portrayal of the Spore Wars is? Why?

9.

Do you think what Prime Destinations was doing is wrong? Why or why not?

10.

Analyze how Callie’s character evolves over the course of the novel.

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