Discussion Questions for "Animal Dreams" by Barbara Kingsolver

Please join us for our next book discussion on Wednesday, May 13th @ 2pm. Everyone is welcome! We're reading "Animal Dreams" by Barbara Kingsolver.

The following are discussion questions provided by the publisher:

1. Why are Hallie and Codi different? What happened that caused them to take such different life paths? How and why does Codi change? Why does she become more engaged with the world?

2. One theme of the novel is the relationship between humans and the natural world. What does the novel have to say about the difference between Native American and Anglo American culture in relation to nature? How do creation stories, such as the Pueblo creation legend and the Garden of Eden story, continue to influence culture and behavior?

3. How do you feel about Doc Homer? What kind of parent was he, and why? In what ways did his strange point of view serve as a vehicle for the novel's themes of memory, amnesia, and identity?

Great Books Discussion Group Informational Meeting

There will be a Great Books Book Group informational meeting on Monday, April 13th @ 10am. Please join us to hear our group leader's ideas for the new book group!

Questions? Call Andi @ 781-2351 or library@falmouth.lib.me.us.