IB/AP Summer Reading 2005 Mrs. Jarboe
Link to "Letter to Seniors"
Chapters 1 & 2
- Uncle Marcos
- Esteban- what are your first impressions?
- Rosa the Beautiful
Chapters 3-5
- Clara's silence- why? Significance?
- Maternal figures- roles? Who are they?
- Ceremonies- what are they?
- Contrast: city v. country
- Contrast: Mother/ daughter relationships
Chapters 6-8
- the “curse”- What is it? Who says it? To whom? Why?
- Esteban Garcia
- Contrast: brother/ sister relationships
- Contrast: male/female relationships
- Jean de Satigny- purpose
Chapters 9-11
- Themes : suffering of life pg. 263; sadness of being born pg. 264
- Clara's view of death pg. 290
Chapters 12- Epilogue
- Politics- What role do they play in the novel?
- Esteban Garcia- how is this time different?
