Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- How does Bobby construct his identity as a young black father? In what ways does he change over the novel? In what ways does he stay the same?
- How does Johnson's poetic style affect the impact of the story?
- How would the story change if Bobby and Nia's genders were reversed?
- What sort of commentary might Johnson be making about family and love?
- Why does Johnson divide the novel into then and now chapters? Why alternate the narrative between past-Bobby and present-Bobby?