75 pages • 2-hour read
Money Hungry
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Essay Topics
How does the trauma that Raspberry experienced living on the streets affect her relationship with money?
What struggles do Raspberry and her friends each face, and how do these challenges develop the theme of the importance of friendship?
Raspberry states multiple times in the text some variation of the idea that “if you got money, people can’t take stuff from you—not your house, or your ride, not your family. They can’t do nothing much to you, if you got a bankroll backing you up” (21). Is this proven to be true? Why or why not?
How does Momma’s resistance to depending on others for help affect her and Raspberry’s lives?
What are the effects of greed on Raspberry’s relationships with those around her?
What is the symbolic meaning of Raspberry’s recurring dream? How does the meaning of this dream show Raspberry’s ongoing anxiety about her past?
What does money represent for different characters in the text?
How does Raspberry’s relationship with money change over the course of the text?
How do you think Raspberry and Momma’s future will be affected by their move to Pecan Landings?
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