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Anastasia Krupnik
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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness and death.
Choose three of Anastasia’s relationships from the novel and track her emotional growth across each throughout the book. How does Anastasia’s general growth affect these relationships? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
Given that the novel was published in 1979, what can Anastasia and her problems offer to young readers today?
Consider how Anastasia Krupnik expresses racial and gender stereotypes of the time to inform the characters and conflicts in the story. If the novel was published today, how might things like Washburn’s character and the roles of Anastasia’s parents be handled differently? Provide external support for your response.
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