55 pages 1 hour read

Ann Pancake

Strange as this Weather Has Been

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

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Essay Topics

1.

In Chapter 1, Lace says that she saw her future as a “sweet peach-pink” (3). What is the significance of this color? What other colors are associated with Lace throughout the novel, and why? 

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In Chapter 3, Corey and Tommy fear “the monkey,” a dead animal that’s been lodged in the creek. What does this monkey represent for Corey? What does it represent for Dane?

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Explain the significance of Mogey’s dreams in Chapter 20. How do they change, and what commentary is Pancake making?

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