![]() ![]() Leo admits that the years after Steven's suicide nearly killed him. I don't even mind being used.” Do you think this is a healthy attitude toward friendship? Do any of the characters end up “using” Leo? Does his outlook on friendship changed by the end of the novel?Ħ. ![]() ![]() Leo's mother tells him, “We're afraid the orphans and the Poe kids will use you,” to which he responds, “I don't mind being needed. When Leo's mother asks him to meet his new peers, she warns, “Help them, but do not make friends with them.” Do you think such a thing possible? Through the novel, how does Leo help his friends, and how do they help him?ĥ. Why did he feel compelled to protect the boy's identity? Do you think he did the right thing?Ĥ. As a teenager, Leo is heavily penalized for refusing to name the boy who placed drugs in his pocket. What do you think of the title "South of Broad"? How does the setting inform the novel? Would the novel be very different if it were set in another city or region?ģ. ![]() What other types of prejudice appear in the novel? Which characters are guilty of relying on preconceived notions? Why do you think Leo is so accepting of most people? Why is his mother so condemnatory?Ģ. At the beginning of the novel, Leo is called on to mitigate the racial prejudice of the football team. ![]()
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