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1. How would you have handled this situation
if you were Andy? Would you make the same choices he made? Where would
you differ the most?
2. Before and during the trial, how would you have handled the situation
if you were Laurie? Do you feel she made strong choices as a mother and
a wife?
3. Is Andy a good father? Why or why not?
4. Do you believe Jacob is guilty?
5. Is Jacob a product of his upbringing? Do you think he is he a violent
person because his environment makes him violent, or do you think he has
violent inclinations since birth?
6. Bullying is such a hot topic in today's media. How did the author
incorporate it into the story, and do you think its role had anything to
do with Jacob's disposition? How do you think people should stop
adolescent bullying?
7. How much of a factor did Jacob's age play into your sympathies for
him or lack thereof? If Jacob were seventeen, would you view him
differently? What about nine?
8. Do you think Neal Logiudice acts ethically in this novel? What about
Andy? What about Laurie?
9. What was the most damning piece of evidence against Jacob? Was there
anything that you felt exonerated him?
10. If Jacob hadn't been accused, how do you think his life would have
turned out? What kind of a man do you think he would grow up to be?
* Some questions from LitLovers.com
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