62 pages • 2 hours read
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Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
In Chapter 3, after the atrium wall is repainted, Dana notes, “The swastika is gone, but it isn’t” (21). What does she mean by this, and what does it take for the students to feel that the swastika has lost its power over the community?
Discuss what the paper chain symbolizes both within and across the narrative. How is this symbolism seen within the text?
Explore the various motives characters have for their actions. Draw on at least three different characters’ motives in your discussion.
In Chapter 4, Link observes, “It’s crazy what a few lines of paint can do: I knew it would threaten the future for Dad, but I had no idea it would dredge up a long-forgotten past for the town” (27). How does this statement change with the revelation that Link made the first swastika?
What does the novel suggest about how students learn and what it takes for learning to be transformative? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?
How does the way the main characters relate to Adam (ReelTok) change over the course of the novel? Consider how their changing relationship with Adam reflects their own growth.
In Chapter 20, Dana reflects of the Holocaust, “It’s called a crime against humanity because all humans co-own the responsibility never to forget it” (119). What does her reflection suggest about collective memory? What does it say about Dana herself?
Discuss Link’s growth across the narrative. Draw on at least three different experiences he has that prompt his growth.
How does Adam relate to Chokecherry, and what does his behavior suggest about the power of community action?
At the end of the novel, Michael observes that “tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at” (216). Discuss the significance of his statement as it relates to what the students have learned through the paper chain project.
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