What do you think of the title, Things You Won't Say? How does it relate to all of the characters in the novel? What "things" do the characters avoid saying? Do you think this title fits the novel?
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Good title. After the shooting of the teenager, Mike started questioning himself. The fact that a gun was not found at the scene after the shooting put Mike's career in jeopardy. Then he felt that Jamie thought he had shot an unarmed kid. He totally withdrew.
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Excellent title. Communication (or the lack thereof) is an issue for every character in this novel. Everyone of them has things they won't say, even when open communication would save a situation. Christie and Lou are the ones who speak their mind the most, and they seem to be the two characters that no one else in the novel likes very much. Small wonder that they become friends in the end. Each must have felt like it was her against the world in this particular cast of characters.
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It was a perfect title. No one in this novel said what needed to be said - they all expected that the other person - husband, wife, ex-husband, mother, etc - would just know how they were feeling and thinking. Things would have been so much better if they had just talked!
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I thought the title was effective on two different levels. First it captured the inability of all the characters to communicate effectively with each others. Second, it caught the dynamic of situations in which you simply can't say what you are thinking because of the impact your "real thughts" could have if they were made public.
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The lack of communication between the characters made the title most appropriate. It also spoke to the fact that one must be sure before speaking off the top of your head - especially when it comes to race relations.
One slip and it could brome a riotious situation.
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