What Comes After

Motherhood is a secondary theme in the novel. Find all the examples of motherhood in the novel. How does Tompkins use motherhood to enhance one of the novel’s major themes?

The nature of friendship is an important element of the novel’s major and minor events. Pick three depictions of friendship. How do those depictions connect to the novel’s important symbols, character development, and/or thematic elements?

Quakerism is the primary religion in the novel, but it also refers to Catholicism, and Viv is described as a born-again Christian. Analyze the discussions of non-Quaker religion in the novel. How do they impact one of the major themes?