Problem:
My Girl Analysis Questions Death & Dying
1. Characterize the quality of the friendship between Thomas J and Veta. What purpose(s) did it serve for them? Need Assignment Help?
2. How is heaven defined in the eyes of these children?
3. How did Veta respond to the death of her mother? What questions remained with her regarding this loss? What triggered her conversation regarding the death of her mother?
4. How was the death of Thomas J. made known to Veta? Evaluate her reaction. What type of family did Veta have?
5. In what way did Veta make contact with Thomas J once he was dead? What did this reveal? a.
6. Describe Veta's attempt to do grief work following Thomas J's death.
7. What was the meaning of Veta's "love affair" with her teacher?
8. What was the meaning of her poem? What did it reveal about her loss, her relationship, her understanding of life?
9. What contact did Veta have with Thomas J's mother? What indication did she give of the resolution-management and understanding of the death and loss of her mother and Thomas J?
10. What evidence was there of Veta's maturity through these life and death experiences?