Holes
동참 anne elina julie kate sylvi soberas
진행 jodi
1.
How does the story's non-linear (with flashbacks to Green Lake past)
affect your understanding of the characters and their motivations?
2.
Why do the boys use undesirable nicknames for each other?
Do you think a name changes the way others see a person
and the way the person sees him/herself?
3.
Why do you think Stanley lies and says he stole Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?
If you were in Stanley's position, what would you have done?
4.
Why don't other boys like Stanley and Zero's agreement that
Zero will help Stanley dig and Stanley will help Zero read?
Do you think it is fair to both of them / to other campers?
5.
When Parker sees Katherine and Sam kiss, she says, God will punish you!
Based on the events later in the book, whom do you think God punished?
6.
Stanley always seems to find humor even in the worst situations.
What does this say about Stanley? How about his attitude help him?
7.
Zero eventually confesses his part in the stolen sneakers story.
What effect does this have on his friendship with Stanley?
8.
Stanley begins the story overweight and unpopular at school.
How does he change during the course of the book in order to fit in with a group.
When he goes back to school in the fail, how do you think his classmate will view him?
9.
Discuss the theme of fate vs. free will in the novel.
Do you think Stanley's experiences are driven more by destiny or his own choices?
10.
What do you think the title Holes means?
What might be another reason other than the holes the boy dig in the lake?
11.
What are the holes you need to find or fill?
많은 상을 받은 어린이 도서의 명작이지만,
세 가지 이야기가 얽혀 있어서 완전한 이해는 어려운 책!
즐거운 토론이었습니다. 감사합니다! ^^
첫댓글 다시 읽어도 정말 재밌는 책이예요.
제가 예전에 읽었던 Holes가 아니었네요. 다시 읽어서 너무 좋았습니다. 3가지 이야기 구조를 갖고 있다는 것도 알려주시고 땡큐!!