Literature Circles Discussion Questions 1

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• How do the characters in this story comfort themselves and/or those around them?
• What parts of the book made you uncomfortable? Why?
• Why did you choose to read this book?
• Is the story driven more by the plot or the characters?
• What books have you read or movie/tv have you seen that addresses the same themes as this book?
• What is one question you'd like to ask the author of the book?
• Do you feel like the author is open to all sides of an argument, or is there an agenda? (Is the author biased or objective?)
• Is there too much or too little detail in the book? Explain.
• Which events best reveal the character of the protagonist?
• If you were the author of this book, would you change anything in the story? Why or why not?
• How much power do the characters have to change their world?
• Would this story make a good movie? Why or why not?