Snow in August is a rich work suitable for many audiences. It would be especially useful with a young adult audience, even with junior high students. Its historical setting furnishes opportunity for investigation into 1940s America and life after the war, baseball, race relations, and a host of other topics. Readers interested in immigrant history and family roots will find the novel rewarding as well.
1. Michael's mother and father, Kate and Tommy Devlin, are clearly a major influence on his life. What do they teach him, and what is the image of family life in the novel?
2. Michael's slum surroundings would seem to offer a very limited view of the world and the future. How does Michael reach beyond his environment for a wider view of the world?
3. How does.....
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