Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a book that, like Gretchen Wieners' hair, is full of secrets. And with secrets always comes betrayal. These two go hand-in-hand with each other because when a secret is revealed, there is always someone who wanted to keep it hidden—otherwise it wouldn't be a secret—and that person feels betrayed. When the secrets involve weird superpowers, like they do in this book, betrayal is an even bigger deal. The last thing you need is a rock dropped on your head or bees shot at your face.
Questions About Betrayal
- Why does Jacob feel that his grandfather is lying to him when Jacob is a child? How does this perceived betrayal affect both Jacob and his grandfather while Jacob is growing up?
- Jacob's dad feels betrayed by Grandpa Abe, too. Why? And why has he still not dealt with it many years later?
- Why doesn't Jacob think twice about going through Emma's private belongings? Why doesn't he consider how she would feel if she found out? Why doesn't she make a bigger deal about it?
- Is Miss Peregrine doing the right thing by keeping Jacob's power from him? Why or why not?