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Essay Topic 1

Ian and his mother lack many things that most people consider basic needs to survive. Is Ian’s family poverty-stricken?

Essay Topic 2

Occasionally the narrator directly speaks to readers. This is called “breaking the fourth wall.” How does it seem that Ian is having conversations with readers throughout Gather? How do these conversations provide information to readers that characters may not be privy to? What is the purpose of breaking the fourth wall?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Gather? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Ian?

Essay Topic 4

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Gather take place? How does Ian feel...

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