Discuss the narrator in part one. Who is the narrator? Is the first part of the book told by an adult or a child?

Discuss the narrator in part two. What is different about the narration in this section of the book? Is the narration reliable or unreliable?

Discuss unreliable narration. How much of this novel is told by an unreliable narrator? What about the narration is unreliable?

Discuss character flaws. How is each of the main characters flawed? Are their flaws justified?

Discuss the time period in which the beginning of the novel takes place. What would have been different for Dolores and her sisters had it taken place in modern times?

Discuss the adult children at the end of the story. Why don't Dolores' sisters want to talk about the past? Is it fair of them to deny Dolores the truth? Is...