DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Vinegar Girl |
1. Compare and contrast Tyler’s Vinegar
Girl with Shakespeare’s Taming
of the Shrew.
2. Do you think Tyler’s Kate was less of a “shrew” than
Shakespeare’s Katherine?
3. Discuss Kate and Pyotr’s first meeting. Did you think there
was a connection or chemistry there from the beginning?
4. Did you like how Tyler transformed the misogynistic Petruchio
to the quirky Pyotr? Do you think he was a good match for her sarcastic
Kate?
5. Kate is unsatisfied with her life at home and at work, but has
done nothing to change her situation. Do you think her father strong
suggestion to marry Pyotr was actually what she needed to change her
life?
6. Discuss the character of Bunny and the role she plays in
Kate’s life.
7. Tyler is a master writer when it comes to depicting family
relationships. Discuss the family dynamic in Vinegar
Girl. Do you think all families struggle with the balance of
acting selfishly and selflessly?
8. Were you surprised when Kate was so upset when Pyotr does not
show up to the church on time?
9. Discuss Kate’s speech at the end of the novel. Do you agree
with her?
10. What was your reaction to the story’s Epilogue? Is that how
you imagined Kates’ life to turn out?
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