About a Boy Study Questions & Topics for Discussion

About a Boy Topics for Discussion

Who is Marcus? Why does his mother cry early in the morning? What trouble does Marcus have at school? Why does Marcus have this trouble? Why do two boys tell Marcus he cannot be their friend anymore? Why does Marcus kill a duck? How did this come about? What impact did this incident have on Marcus' relationship with Will?

Who is Will? Why does he not work for a living? What does he do all day? Why does Will dislike children? Why does Will not want a committed relationship? Why does Will believe that dating single mothers is the answer to all his dating troubles? What does Will do to meet single mothers?

Who is Fiona? Why does she not care about the bullies that are bothering her son at school? Why does she cry...
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