37 pages • 1 hour read
Gary PaulsenLawn Boy
Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 2007A 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
Why do we never learn the boy’s name? Does the title Lawn Boy fit him well? Why or why not?
Why did Paulson make Arnold’s style so out of touch with the time period of the novel? Is Arnold out of step in other ways, and if so, why?
Horatio Alger’s 19th-century works popularized the rags-to-riches plot, in which a poor hero becomes wealthy through hard work, a mentor’s assistance, and a convenient stroke of luck. What are the similarities and differences between a standard Alger hero and Lawn Boy’s protagonist?
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