34 pages • 1 hour read
Walter Dean MyersThe Glory Field
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1994A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
What do we learn about Muhammad Bilal’s character in Part One?
What do Muhammad’s shackles mean to his descendants?
How does the timeline in The Glory Field affect the tone and progression of the plot?
How do the different settings in The Glory Field affect the course of the plot?
Compare and contrast the characters of Moses and Elijah Lewis.
Discuss what The Glory Field represents to the Lewis family.
Why is it so important to Elijah to feel like a man? What does he learn from his experiences?
Discuss the similarities between the characters of Luvenia and Tommy Lewis.
Choose one of the three main themes and explain how it is developed in The Glory Field.
How does Malcolm's relationship with his family change over the course of Part 6? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the novel?
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