62 pages • 2 hours read
Ben PhilippeField Guide to the North American Teenager
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019A 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
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How does Norris’s knowledge of American teen media influence his opinions and expectations of American high school? Does this change throughout the novel?
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How do Norris’s field guide entries at the beginning of each chapter contribute to the novel’s overall portrayal of Norris?
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In what ways do characters like Aarti and Maddie fit the stereotypes Norris assigns them? In what ways do they subvert these tropes?
