Jan 4, 2010

A Voice from the Border | Topics for Discussion

1. Characterize Margaret Reeves O'Neill's family and her life as a teenager during the American Civil War.

2. Discuss Reeves' relationship with her father, and how it differs from her relationship with her mother and sister.

3. Discuss who Mrs. Miranda Brown is and what her relationship is to Reeves and the rest of the family.

4. Discuss the different ways Vashti and Gaylan O'Neill view slavery. Why did Gaylan choose to fight with the Secessionists?

5. How important is the setting in this story? What would change if the story were set in a Union state...