Bruiser

Identify one protagonist and one antagonist in the novel. Trace their development throughout the text and explore how the antagonist causes the protagonist to internally change.

How does the novel use shifting first-person perspectives to convey its themes? How does each character’s perspective complicate, reinforce, or contradict the views of the other characters?

Choose one internal conflict in the text. Explain what the conflict is and what theme it conveys. Discuss how its resolution—or lack of resolution—impacts the theme and the text as a whole.