Well, its been an interesting ride so far with the online group. We will be taking a Winter Break beginning in January so everyone can catch up on those titles you meant to read. I posted my 2008 Favorite Finds on the library blog.
Have any favorites of your own to share? Post in a comment.
Check back to see what direction we decide to take with the online group for the future.
Happy Reading!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Lottery - Money's effect
Does money buy happiness? Does it buy love? What do you think Perry’s life would have been like without it?
Lottery - End decision
What do you think of Perry’s decision at the end of the novel? What would you have advised him to do?
Lottery - Vocabulary list
Perry’s vocabulary words form a recurring motif throughout the novel. Discuss these words in terms of the chapters in which they appear and the story as a whole. What symbolic or metaphoric insight do they offer?
Lottery - Gary
Perry says that Gary “was always nice to me before, but now he listens… Money has made the slow part of me not so important.” Discuss the relationship between Gary and Perry. In what ways does it change after Perry wins the lottery?
Lottery - Literalism
Perry views things in highly literal terms, as illustrated when he refuses to spread part of Gram’s ashes in Hawaii because “she needs to be kept together.” In what ways does this literalism prove to be an asset? In what ways is it a deficit?
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