1. What if someone said that The Goats is about two kids who commit petty theft, break and enter an unoccupied home, steal clothing, perpetrate a scam to get a motel room, and drive away a vehicle without permission. These incidents seem to become more serious as they accumulate. How would you defend the actions of Laura and Howie?

2. Howie wants to "walk away forever from camps, roads, motels, the sound of human voices." Where does Laura fit into this plan? Why is it significant that her real name is Shadow?

3. Read Robert Frost's poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" and compare the narrator's reasons for coming to the woods to those of Laura and Howie. How does each character resolve their issues with society?

4. Laura and Howie are called "Bonnie and Clyde." Who were Bonnie and Clyde? How is this reference both...