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Moon Tiger Topics for Discussion
How does the death of Claudia's father in World War I affect her mother? How does it affect Claudia?
How does Claudia's mother's personality influence her daughter?
The account of ten-year-old Claudia falling while hunting fossils on the beach with her brother Gordon is told from two different perspectives. How do the two accounts differ?
How does Claudia meet Tom Southern in Egypt?
In your opinion, if Tom Southern had lived, would he and Claudia have been happily married?
Claudia's affair with her brother Gordon occurs before she meets Tom Southern, and yet it is revealed later in the novel. How does writer Penelope Lively accomplish this? In your opinion why does Lively choose to reveal the incest this way?
What factors contribute to Claudia and Gordon's incestuous relationship?
Why does the affair between Claudia and Gordon end?
How does his affair with Claudia affect Gordon's marriage to Sylvia?
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