Study Questions
Why does the boy's father ask him never to visit him in jail again?
Why does the boy continue to search for his father?
Why is the boy so intent on learning to read?
How would you characterize the boy's childhood?
What could have been Armstrong's intentions in having both Sounder and the boy's father return with similar injuries?
What role does the Bible play in the book?
What is Armstrong suggesting about literacy?
Why is the boy at peace with the deaths of his father and Sounder?
