Essay Topic 1
Bird's name on his birth certificate is Noah after his father's father. However, he calls himself Bird. What do the names Bird and Noah relate about identity and who Bird is?
Essay Topic 2
Bird and his father's lives changed when Bird's mother left. Now they live lives where every day is the same. How would you describe the lives that Bird and Ethan lead? Why does Ethan use the word "Sisyphean" (11) to describe their days? How and why did their days become Sisyphean?
Essay Topic 3
A law called PACT (Preserving American Culture and Traditions) has been enacted. What type of society is created by this law and why?
Essay Topic 4
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Our Missing Hearts? Why is it not realistic fiction?
Essay Topic 5
PACT encourages discrimination against Asians, especially Chinese. Why and how is Bird subjected...
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