Day 4

Lucy Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    How has Lucy and Lewis leaving impacted Mariah?

    Students should reflect on Mariah's response to Lucy's leaving. They should specifically discuss Mariah's weight loss, expressed anger, and her adjustment to being newly single and co-parenting. Overall, Mariah is a completely different character than she was at the beginning of the book. She lacks the excitement and energy that was much more visible at the onset, and is struggling to figure out what her new life will look like without her two main support systems and confidants.

  2. 2

    Why does Lucy not consider her new apartment home? How does this feeling connect to her many flashbacks of her home island?

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