Onion John | Topics for Discussion & Projects

Onion John Topics for Discussion

1. How are the adult spectators at the Little League Pennant game inconsistent in their attitudes about winning and losing?

2. How does Andy's opinion about Ernie Miller, editor of The Lamp, change during the course of the novel? What brings about this change?

3. According to Andy's father, how can a person tell the difference between superstition and fact, coincidence and cause? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

4. Onion John makes several references to "shadows." What do you think shadows symbolize for him, and how does he feel about them?

5. Why do you think Andy's parents approve of the magic show at the Rotary Club on Halloween but disapprove of Onion John's magic in their basement that night?

6. What do you think Onion John means when he says a bathtub is a "beautiful...
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