72 pages • 2 hours read
Nina LaCourWe Are Okay
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Both Marin and Gramps suffer from, and are changed by, their grief and loneliness. How is Marin’s experience of grief and loneliness different from her grandfather’s?
The setting and the contrasts between Marin’s life in California and her life in New York are very important. What do the differences in these settings symbolize in the narrative?
Instead of a linear timeline, the novel moves back and forth between the present and the past. How does this affect the narrative? How does it affect the reader’s experience?
