Do you believe that the Pants are really looking out for the girls? Or is what the girls sense a manifestation of their own emotions? Or is it some combination of the two?ġ0. Each of the girls in turn feels loved and comforted by them, as if the Pants were a creature or a person. In the novel, the Pants take on a life of their own. Do you think that by the end of the story, Bridget is able to take back some of her power? Why or why not? What role do you think Bridget's friends will play in her recovery?ĩ.
Bridget feels powerful as she pursues Eric, but her actions leave her fragile and uncertain. How do you think this affects her friendships? Have you ever been friends with someone who is noticeably more or less attractive than you are? How did it make you feel?Ĩ. How would Tibby's life have been different if she had not met Bailey?ħ. Author Ann Brashares has said that the character of Bailey was inspired by this film. In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey sees what the world would have been like had he not been born. How could her father have better handled this news? Would it have made a difference to Carmen?Ħ. Carmen's discovery of a new blond stepfamily comes as quite a shock. Epigraphs (short quotations) from a variety of sources-song lyrics,remarks by real-life personalities, fictitious sayings by the novel's characters-are used to separate sections of the book. Of the four girls, whom are you the most like? The most different from?Ĥ. What is the significance of the Sisterhood's first summer apart? Why is it so important that the four friends have individual adventures? Do you think they would have remained close if the Pants had not been a part of their lives?ģ. Summer was the time when our lives joined completely, when we all had our birthdays, when really important things happened" (p. "For some reason our lives were marked by summers.
Why do you think the author selected this character to frame the story? If you could change it, would you select another character, and if so, what would he or she say? Or do you think Carmen's is the best viewpoint to begin and end the novel?Ģ. The novel opens and closes with a first-person narrative by Carmen.
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