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John BoyneThe Boy at The Top of the Mountain
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Select one of the Berghof house staff, such as Herta, Emma, or Ernst. What function does this character serve in the novel? What key themes does he or she illuminate?
What impact does being bullied have on the shaping of Pierrot’s identity? Do you think it explains his turn to cruelty and violence? Why or why not?
What do you make of the sudden shift to Anshel’s first-person perspective at the end of the novel? Did it change anything about how you interpret the novel as a whole?
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