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Authors: Cindy Myers
A READING GROUP GUIDE
The View from Here
Cindy Myers
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The suggested questions are included
to enhance your group's reading of
The View from Here.
to enhance your group's reading of
The View from Here.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1.
One of the themes of the book is finding a home. What does “home” mean to each of the main characters in this story? What does home mean to you?
One of the themes of the book is finding a home. What does “home” mean to each of the main characters in this story? What does home mean to you?
2.
Both Maggie and Olivia arrive in Eureka to start life over, essentially from scratch. If you were in a situation like that, would you find the prospect thrilling or frightening? Have you ever fantasized about starting over in a new place?
Both Maggie and Olivia arrive in Eureka to start life over, essentially from scratch. If you were in a situation like that, would you find the prospect thrilling or frightening? Have you ever fantasized about starting over in a new place?
3.
Several characters in the story have to deal with how the choices they, or others close to them, made in the past have affected their lives. Do you think the past shapes us, or do we shape our memories of the past to fit how we see ourselves?
Several characters in the story have to deal with how the choices they, or others close to them, made in the past have affected their lives. Do you think the past shapes us, or do we shape our memories of the past to fit how we see ourselves?
4.
Jameso tells Maggie that people in Eureka are proud of being independent and surviving sometimes harsh conditions. Do you think you'd enjoy living that way?
Jameso tells Maggie that people in Eureka are proud of being independent and surviving sometimes harsh conditions. Do you think you'd enjoy living that way?
5.
One of the reasons Maggie hesitates to get involved with Jameso is that he's younger than she is. Do you think society still frowns on women who are in relationships with younger men, or is it more accepted?
One of the reasons Maggie hesitates to get involved with Jameso is that he's younger than she is. Do you think society still frowns on women who are in relationships with younger men, or is it more accepted?
6.
Maggie and Cassie have a prickly relationship. They share a link through Maggie's father, Jake. What qualities do Maggie and Cassie have in common?
Maggie and Cassie have a prickly relationship. They share a link through Maggie's father, Jake. What qualities do Maggie and Cassie have in common?
7.
The character of Jake influences much of the action in the story, even though he isn't alive when the story takes place. What do you think of Jake and the choices he made in his life? Have you ever known anyone like him?
The character of Jake influences much of the action in the story, even though he isn't alive when the story takes place. What do you think of Jake and the choices he made in his life? Have you ever known anyone like him?
8.
Lucille has mixed feelings about her daughter and grandson moving in with her. Have you been in a similar situationâeither as the child who moved home or the parent who had to adjust to the return of a grown child? Was your experience positive or negative?
Lucille has mixed feelings about her daughter and grandson moving in with her. Have you been in a similar situationâeither as the child who moved home or the parent who had to adjust to the return of a grown child? Was your experience positive or negative?
9.
Maggie holds on to her wedding ring and the Steuben glass long after she needs or really wants them. Letting go of these items from her past is a turning point for her. What items in your life do you hold on to or have you held on to? Why do we keep things associated with painful times?
Maggie holds on to her wedding ring and the Steuben glass long after she needs or really wants them. Letting go of these items from her past is a turning point for her. What items in your life do you hold on to or have you held on to? Why do we keep things associated with painful times?
10.
If you visited Eureka, which character or characters would you most want to meet and why?
If you visited Eureka, which character or characters would you most want to meet and why?
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