All The Lovely Bad Ones

Compare and contrast the characters of Miss Ada and Grandmother. In what ways are they foils of one another? How are they similar and different?

How does the theme of appearance versus reality manifest throughout the novel? Consider the novel’s setting, tone, and characters.

The novel has a first-person point of view and sticks closely to Travis’s perspective for the entire length of the text. How might his subjective point of view change our understanding of the other characters and events in the novel.

Chart the character arcs of both Travis and Corey. In what ways have they grown throughout the course of the novel? What are the main catalysts for their growth?

Consider the different women in the novel. In what ways do they represent stereotypical portrayals of femininity? How to they stray from those stereotypes? Provide specific examples from the text to support your answers.

How might the haunted inn be read as a symbol? Take the ghosts, for example, what might they come to symbolize for the current owners of the inn?

Consider the novel’s genre and audience. Why might Hahn have chosen the horror genre to convey different messages about injustice and punishment?

Analyze Miss Ada’s final scene in the novel and make a chart of the different reactions to her death from Ira, Seth, and Caleb. Why might have Hahn chosen to represent such different perspectives to Miss Ada’s end?