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Book Club Questions
Imagine yourself in the Howard family. Given the violence surrounding Millie, Marvin
and their teenage daughter, were they right to continue with their involvement in the civil rights struggle?
What causes/values are worth sacrificing family safety?
The title of the book is A Call to Courage.
Are there different types of courage?
Which of the characters do you think is the most courageous?
A Call to Courage is a classic hero’s journey involving an inner journey of transformation, change and a new understanding of the world. How do those elements drive the story?
Which characters experience a journey? What is each journey?
Who is the most successful? Why?
Newspapers, magazines and television played a role in how Americans responded to events in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era. How might it have been different if modern technology (internet, social media, texting, cellphones) had existed then?
P.S - If Millie attended your book club, she would serve her famous gingerbread.
Imagine yourself in the Howard family. Given the violence surrounding Millie, Marvin
and their teenage daughter, were they right to continue with their involvement in the civil rights struggle?
What causes/values are worth sacrificing family safety?
The title of the book is A Call to Courage.
Are there different types of courage?
Which of the characters do you think is the most courageous?
A Call to Courage is a classic hero’s journey involving an inner journey of transformation, change and a new understanding of the world. How do those elements drive the story?
Which characters experience a journey? What is each journey?
Who is the most successful? Why?
Newspapers, magazines and television played a role in how Americans responded to events in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era. How might it have been different if modern technology (internet, social media, texting, cellphones) had existed then?
P.S - If Millie attended your book club, she would serve her famous gingerbread.