

What do her experiences teach her about herself and life?ħ. Talk about Della's relationships with the various people in her life: Cub, Hester, Pastor Bobby, Dovey, Ovid Byron. What are the people like? Are they familiar to you? What is everyday life like for them? What are their major joys and concerns? How you strike a balance between protecting nature when your livelihood depends upon its destruction?Ħ. Describe the small town in Tennessee where Dellarobia lives. How does the author's choice of nomenclature suit her characters? When you first meet these characters, including Pastor Bobby, what were your first impressions? Were your notions about them challenged as the story progressed?ĥ. Talk about the characters names-Dellarobia, Preston, Cordelia, Dovey, Ovid Byron, Cub, Bear, Hester.

How is she of this mountain town in Tennessee and how is she different from it? How are she and her family connected to the land and to nature itself? How are they disconnected? How does this shape their viewpoints? How does she describe herself? Do you agree with her self-assessment?Ĥ. How do the chapter titles relate both to scientific concepts as well as the events that unfold within each chapter itself?ģ. How is it represented throughout the story?Ģ.

What is the significance of the novel's title? Talk about the imagery of flight.
