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Regretting You
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Essay Topics
Discuss the significance of the title: Regretting You. How does the title represent the greater message of the novel?
Why does Hoover choose to alternate narrators? What effect does this choice have? Provide specific examples.
Discuss one foil character pair in the novel. How do they contrast? What qualities do they highlight in each other?
Regretting You begins with teenage Morgan and ends with teenage Clara. Analyze how and why Hoover rounds out her book with a focus on teenagers.
How do Morgan and Clara change throughout the novel? What greater themes does Hoover reflect in their development? Why?
Compare and contrast the female familial relationships in Regretting You. Consider: What does Hoover express about sisterhood through Morgan and Jenny? Why do you think Clara initially had a stronger bond with Jenny? How would the story have changed if Jenny had been Clara’s mother?
Analyze the symbolism of the birthday tradition. What role does each birthday play in the development of the novel?
Discuss the significance of candy to the novel. What function does it serve?
Morgan and Clara struggle with their grief in the aftermath of Chris and Jenny’s deaths. How does Hoover depict grief? What greater message is she trying to convey? Why?
The novel ends with a chapter focused on Clara and Miller’s relationship. Some argue that the novel could end after Chapter 37. Analyze the meaning and significance of Chapter 38.
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