| For each discussion question, explain and/or defend your position.
Overall, did Layla have a positive or negative impact on Travis’s life? Overall, did Travis have a positive or negative impact on Layla’s life? Was Kathryn Orr a good friend to Travis? Did she love him? Did he love her? Would Travis’s life have been better if he had never met Layla and married Kathryn? What role (even if symbolic) do you believe Ben Frizell played in the novel? What do you think Layla’s future holds? Do you think Travis killed himself in the end? Do you think his life was worthwhile? Do you consider this novel depressing or hopeful? If the only life you could live was that of Travis Harrison, would you want to live it? |