Trapped

For much of Trapped, Weems categorizes the other characters—even his friends. Based on how Weems does this, what categories might he assign you? Why those categories? Do you categorize people? What did Weems’s character arc teach you about placing people into a category based on a single aspect of their life?

At the end of the novel, Weems thinks an angel is rescuing him. Based on Weems’s beliefs and thoughts about prayer, do you think Weems’s prayers had anything to do with his rescue? Explain.

Throughout Trapped, Weems seems to deliberately withhold information about the group’s teachers and family members. What do you think was the author’s intent in having Weems withhold this information? Did these missing details enhance your experience of the story? Why or why not?