DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Miss Benson's Beetle |
1. How
do the various members of Margery’s family --- her father, her mother,
her aunts, Barbara --- inform who she is as a person? What values and
beliefs, good and bad, do they pass along to her?
2. How
do Margery’s core beliefs --- about herself, about the world --- change
throughout the novel?
3. When
Margery stole the boots, what was your initial reaction? What do you
think the boots represent to her?
4. How
does Margery and Enid’s relationship evolve? How do they complement each
other as characters? How do they learn from and change each other?
5. Why
do you think Mr. Mundic fixated on Margery to the point that he followed
her to New Caledonia? What does the journey mean to him? What
similarities, if any, do Margery and Mundic share?
6. How
did you envision Margery’s helmet? It has its own presence in most
scenes of the book. What does it represent to you?
7. What
characters did you find yourself identifying with most? Do you think
your personality is more aligned with Margery’s or Enid’s? Which would
you want as a friend?
8. Do
you think Freya will actually go to New Caledonia? What about Margery
and Gloria’s story do you think inspired her?
9. What
does the golden beetle mean to Margery? Do you have a “golden beetle” in
your own life? If so, what is it and what does it mean to you?
10. What
did you think was going to be in the red valise? Were you surprised when
it was finally opened? |
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