56 pages 1 hour read

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Shouting at the Rain

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

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Content Warning: This section references drug and alcohol addiction.

Explain the role of the seal in the story. How does Madre Seal represent maternal love?

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How does Ronan’s relationship with his father parallel or contrast with Delsie’s relationship with Grammy?

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Choose one of the novel’s recurring metaphors and trace its evolution. How does the metaphor emerge and shift?