My Monticello Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, The Legacy of Slavery at Monticello and our BookBrowse Review of My Monticello.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Each story in My Monticello along with the novella take place in the state of Virginia. How is Virginia a character in this book?
2. How does the author explore the theme of home? Who is permitted to fully claim America as 'home' and what are the costs of exclusion? What are the individual costs of separation, for those excluded and for those included?

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