55 pages 1 hour read

Graham Gardner

Inventing Elliot

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

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Essay Topics

1.

Describe the atmosphere that prevails throughout the book. How does Gardner’s writing style create it?

2.

Why is Elliot unsympathetic to his father’s condition? How could he react differently? What does Elliot’s father represent to him?

3.

What are the critical personal choices that Elliot makes throughout the novel, and are they the correct ones? Discuss.