A Small Place Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. Do you consider A Small Place to be fiction or non-fiction? Explain your answer.
  2. How does the use of the second-person perspective affect your feelings on the book?
  3. How might the book be different if it was written from a different perspective?
  4. Is the narrator's anger justified? Why or why not?
  5. How does nostalgia play into the book's tone? How does that nostalgia differ between the various groups in Antigua?
  6. You're a billionaire: how would you help Antigua?