Why do you think Avery left Broussard Farm to work on the oil rigs? What were the issues that caused Avery to stay away for six months? Do you think the issues involve his father? What is Avery's opinion of his father's core beliefs and lectures on maintaining one's social standing?

Do you think JP is insulted by the treatment by Troy and Hunnicut during the audition? Why is Troy so cruel? What is it about JP that encourages Hunnicut to give him a spot on the Louisiana Jubilee? Does JP live up to his own hype? How would you feel in JP's position?

It is said repeatedly that LeBlanc "ain't right in the head" after he returned from fighting in the Marianas against the Japanese. What do the people mean? How has LeBlanc changed? What is LeBlanc's explanation? Do you think the explanation...