90 pages • 3 hours read
Mary E. PearsonThe Adoration of Jenna Fox
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008A 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
In what ways, physical and emotional, does Jenna change throughout The Adoration of Jenna Fox? How does she inspire change in others?
Imagine you are a member of the FSEB presented with Jenna’s case. Do you argue for against the use of Bio Gel for other patients? Why?
What is the importance of the dictionary definitions Jenna uses throughout the novel? Why does Jenna use them, and how does their use evolve?
Is Jenna’s decision to destroy Kara’s and Locke’s backup a moral and ethical decision? Did they deserve the chance Jenna and Allys received, or was Jenna right to “free” them?
Explore the similarities and differences between “old” Jenna and “new” Jenna. In what ways are they similar or different? Why do you think “new” Jenna chooses to leave “old” Jenna behind?
In what ways is Jenna’s futuristic world like or unlike our own? Would you rather live in her world or ours? Why?
Examine the use of color in the novel—red, green, blue, and white. What does each color represent or signify?
Many characters in The Adoration of Jenna Fox struggle with the idea of choice, and whether or not they had one. Do we always have choice, or are there some instances in which there really is no alternative? Does this apply to any characters in The Adoration of Jenna Fox?
The Adoration of Jenna Fox contains various examples of parent-child relationships. Examine these relationships—Jenna and her parents, Lily and Mother, and Allys and her parents. In what ways are these relationships similar or different? What do they show us about parental love?
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