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Brenda WoodsA 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.
How does Emako’s murder shape not only individual characters, but the larger community within the text? What message does the novel communicate about the effects of gang and gun violence on a community?
Emako is arguably the main character of the text, and yet readers never read the narrative from her perspective. Why do you think the author made this narrative choice, and how does it shape the text?
Music is an important part of the characters’ lives and an important symbol in the text. What does music symbolize in the text and for each character?
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