Questions to consider while reading

Protagonist: the main character

Q1. Identify the protagonist?

Q2. What is the protagonist’s goal?

Antagonist: Person or situation that is interfering with the protagonist reaching the goal

Q1. What or who is the antagonist? 

Q2. Is the antagonist effective in interfering or stopping the protagonist from reaching the goal? 

Theme: Main Message

Q1. What message is the writer attempting to relay?

Q2. Why do you say that is the message?

Motifs: Lesser recurring messages throughout the work

Q1. What recurring messages were throughout the work?

Metaphors: Imagery representation for an issue, a person, societal ill, or situation. 

Q1. What metaphors did you notice in the book?

Most memorable scene

Q1. What scene from the book stayed with?

Literary merit of the book

Q1. How do you think the text will function; i.e. historical work, advisory work, reference?

Author

Q1. Would you read another work by the author?