View a FREE sample

Essay Topic 1

Bones and All is told in the first person point of view, exclusively from Maren's perspective. Why do you think DeAngelis chose to tell the story from Maren's perspective? How does this affect the plot and the development of the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Maren's relationship with her mom. Maren's inner monologue in relation to her mom changes over the course of the book. Describe the change that happens in Maren. Do you think Maren is lying to herself about some of the things she thinks about her mom?

Essay Topic 3

What is Maren's experience of friendship? Why is she unable to maintain a friendship with a boy? Do the boys that Maren meets really want friendship? Is friendship what Maren wants? Do you think Maren would have eaten all those boys if all they truly wanted was friendship?

Essay Topic 4

How is Lee able...

(read more Essay Topics)

This section contains 991 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample