41 pages • 1 hour read
Robert CormierTunes for Bears to Dance To
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1992A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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How can the novella be seen as a lesson in persistence? Pick a major character and trace their narrative arc through this lens.
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Why might Robert Cormier have chosen to make Mr. Hairston so unambiguously evil, rather than a character with mixed flaws and virtues? What does Cormier imply about his motivations?
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On several occasions Henry keeps secrets from his mother. Does the novel suggest he is justified in doing so? How does this relate to the theme of The Inadequacy of Language?
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