

What is it that makes a family? Certainly no document does, no legal pronouncement or accident of birth.

Follow-up to Question 5: Consider the quotation in full (from which the question above is taken): "What is it that makes a family?" This question lies at the heart of the novel. What does Lucille bring to the mix of personalities? How do you see her role?ĥ. It can get awfully complicated." Does it sadden you to realize that such a dark view of life and love comes from a teenager? Or is it preferable that young people attain wisdom or caution early on?Ĥ. Care to comment on Maddy's observation about love: "But the longer I live, the more I come to see that love is not so easy for everyone.

What drives Maddy to the graveyard? How would you define Maddy and her father's relationship? What is it about Arthur that attracts Maddy, eventually inspiring her to coin the name Truluv?ģ. What is it about the cemetary that offers him solace?Ģ. How would you describe Arthur Moses? Although many of us (are you one?) find graveyards somewhat disconcerting, even eerie, Arthur finds comfort in visiting Nora's grave.
