Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why are the beginning and ending chapters so short, and those in the middle so lengthy? How does this influence the way readers interpret the text?
- What is it about Bob Slocum that makes us love to hate him?
- Is there such a thing as a "normal" American family?
- How would the work have been different if told from the perspective of Slocum's wife?
- Aside from Slocum, his co-workers, and his disabled son Derek, why aren't any of the other characters in the work named?
- Is Slocum a reliable narrator? Or does he gradually descend into madness?