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42 pages 1 hour read

Kacen Callender

King and the Dragonflies

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

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Essay Topics

1.

Much of the novel explores the emotions, or feelings, of the characters. How do the characters’ attitudes about their feelings change as the story progresses? How do both King and his father move from suppressing feelings to accepting them?

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What role does the bayou play in the story? How does visiting the bayou help both King and Sandy?

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How do King’s feelings about his brother Khalid differ at the end of the story compared with the beginning?

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How do King’s efforts to cope with his sadness over his brother’s death change as the story progresses?

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How do dreams help King mourn and heal from the loss of his brother?

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In what ways do family members cause problems in King and Sandy’s friendship? How does King overcome these family barriers to revive his friendship with Sandy?

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How does King’s father change as the story progresses?

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Why do you think King is close to his Auntie Idris? How does her character differ from King’s mother?

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What are King’s beliefs about life after death? What other characters in the novel also believe in life after death, or the existence of spirits?

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How does King’s admission toward the end of the novel that Khalid is not a dragonfly show that he is healing from the pain of his brother’s death?

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