Meeting of the Waters by Kim McLarin
By APOOO • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Discussion Guide •
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1.Was Lees reaction to race an extreme or do most African Americans think this way? How did her attitude contribute to Porters withdrawal? (Dera)
2.Given Lees pro-black attitude (almost anti-white, radicalism, supporting black businesses, etc), how do you account for her entering an interracial relationship? (Dera)
3.What was your reaction or explanation for Porter chasing down the black motorist and calling him the N Word? (Dera)
4.What did you think of Porters reaction to the little baby/girl at the grocery store? Was it realistic?
5.What did you think of Porters sister and her fiancée? Their reactions.
6.What did you think of Porters mother and fathers reaction to dating Lee?
7.How would you have handled Lees telling her girlfriends that she was dating a white dude?
8.Do you think the way Lee handled the matter was realistic? Why?
9.Have you read any of the authors other books, how does MOW compare?
10.What were the authors key messages?
11.What is the meaning of Meeting of the Waters?
12.How did you feel about the characters? Who did you like or dislike? Why?
13.What did you think of the ending?
14.Did the author do a good job of depicting the characters? Did they seem real? Why?
15.Did the writer depict the setting so that you could easily see it? Did you feel as though youd entered another world?
16.Was there a compelling problem or conflict at the outset that drew you in and made you want to learn what would happen next? What was it?
17.Did you like the authors writing stylewhy or why not?
18.What were the most memorable scenes in the book?
19.Did the characters in the book remind you of someone you know?
20.Did you recognize a recurring theme?
21.What was the turning point in the book?
22.How would you have handled some of the situations that occurred in the book?
23.Did you learn something new?
24.Did you imagine a different ending?
25.What would you rate this book?
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