Necessary Roughness | Topics for Discussion
1. The women in the story hold the family together. Give several examples to demonstrate this. How do Haloni, O-Ma, and Young uphold traditional roles within the family unit?
2. Abogee and Bong do not get along with each other. What significant event brings the brothers' arguments out into the open?
3. Abogee claims that he wants to move his family to Iron River Falls. What clues show that this move is a matter of honor, not one of choice?
4. Honor and family are very important to Abogee. At what point does O-Ma confront Abogee about his desire to pay his...
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