Brother: A Novel

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Chapter 2

Chapters 3-4

Chapters 5-6

Chapter 7

Character Analysis

Themes

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Content Warning: This section of the guide discusses police brutality, murder, and racism.

What is the importance of brotherhood in this novel? Aside from Michael’s and Francis’s relationship, what other forms of brotherhood are represented within the novel?

Michael and Francis catch an image of their faces reflected in a newspaper box. What is the significance of this moment? What brings this memory into Michael’s mind?

What is Chariandy’s message about the importance of community? How does he develop this message? Use specific examples from the text to support your response.