Discussion questions for April's book Room by Emma Donoghue
Below Ive listed 10 questions Ive sourced for April's book club discussion concerning Room by Emma Donoghue remember before you read the questions below that they contain spoilers to the actual plot of Room – so its up to you if you want to read them before you have finished the book or not.
1. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story of Room through Jack and not through a third-person narrator?
2. Why does Jack call their captor "Old Nick?"
3. What are some of the ways in which Jack’s development has been stunted by growing up in Room? How has he benefited?
4. When Ma is interviewed, the interviewer implies that perhaps not everyone would agree with Ma's decisions regarding Jack
1. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story of Room through Jack and not through a third-person narrator?
2. Why does Jack call their captor "Old Nick?"
3. What are some of the ways in which Jack’s development has been stunted by growing up in Room? How has he benefited?
4. When Ma is interviewed, the interviewer implies that perhaps not everyone would agree with Ma's decisions regarding Jack
- first, her decision to keep him in Room when she could have tried to have Old Nick abandon him at a hospital, &
- secondly Ma teaches Jack that Room was all there is, that things in TV aren't real, etc.
What are your thoughts regarding these decisions? What would you do differently if you were Jack’s parent? Would you tell Jack about the outside world from the start?
5. Have you ever heard of someone getting into a car with someone they don't know, as Ma did? Did you find this to be a believable way for a 19-year-old to be kidnapped?
6. Did you find yourself wanting to know more about Old Nick? If so, why do you think this is?
7. Jack often wishes he were back in Room. Is there any way in which he would be better off back in isolation with only his mother? Why or why not?
8. What sort of problems do you think Ma will face now that she and Jack are out on their own? What does joining the outside world do to Jack? To Ma?
9. If Ma had never given birth to Jack, what would her situation in Room be like?
10. What role do you think the media play in the novel?
Room by Emma Donoghue - Aprils Book chosen by Sarah
Room by Emma Donoghue - April's Book chosen by Sarah
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.
Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
About Me
- Louise
- Im interested in films, movies, social networking, books, photography, art, graffiti and graphics