Never Never

Briefly research the history of tarot and tarot readings. How does the novel use tarot and New Orleans as a whole to create a specific tone?

What is the significance of the novel’s title? Include evidence from the text in your answer.

In the novel, amnesia is used as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of love. How do Charlie and Silas’s letters challenge this notion?

Charlie and Silas have allegedly been in love for years despite their youth. In your opinion, is their relationship akin to that of first love or soul mates? Can they be the same type of love?

While at a bookstore, Charlie reads aloud a passage from Tiffanie DeBartolo’s How to Kill a Rock Star. Read the novel, and compare and contrast Eliza and Paul with Charlie and Silas.

Write a hypothetical resolution for Cora based on evidence from the text.

Does the Epilogue add or detract from the novel’s theme of responsibility?

Compare and contrast Charlie and Silas’s relationships with their fathers. How do these relationships shape the teens’ journeys into adulthood?