Why did Styles say Anna was strong to her dad Eddie Kerrigan? Did that set the tone for who Anna would become? – I never got a good feel for the age difference between Anna and Dexter because of this scene and why did she go barefoot when it was cold. Anna Kerrigan was not wearing stockings or shoes on the beach when she met Dexter Styles when she was 11 years. Who would you recommend Manhattan Beach to after reading it?Ĭheck out Summary of Manhattan Beach a novel by Jennifer Egan or Summary and Study Guide for conversation starters and a deeper understanding of the book.Ĭheck out our Manhattan Beach book review!ġ. Were you surprised by Anna’s decision not to abort? Why did it take a vision of Lydia to change her mind?ġ7. Which of the many themes, such as fathers and father figures, disability, death, redemption, gender, race, power, to name a few, impacted you the most?ġ6. Do you think that was selfish of Eddie, or was it an act of love?ġ5.
One of the main themes of this book was change/transformation.
Did that surprise you? Did you think that they were going to be friends?ġ4. Eddie’s and the bosun’s relationship was at loggerheads but it changed after they were adrift on the sea. Eddie had different feelings toward his disabled daughter Lydia as opposed to Anna and her mother Agnes. How did that benefit women overall? How did Anna benefit? What consequences/impact followed when the men came back?ġ2. Women filled in gaps where previously men did. The war effort meant that women’s work roles changed. Which character did you least like? Why?ġ1. Which character did you like the most? Why?ġ0. Why did Anna become friends with Nell? Are they similar?ĩ. What prompted him to do that? Was it out of character?Ĩ. Dexter Styles decided to dive with Anna in order to find Eddie’s corpse. Why was Anna attracted and drawn to Styles? What did Styles represent?Ħ.Were you surprised by Anna and Styles’ sexual relationship?ħ. How did Eddie explain it? How does that differ to Styles’ explanation?ĥ.
It was taken for granted that men cheat on their wives.
Infidelity was prevalent in the ‘mob/gangster’ community. Why did she do that? What does it imply about her knowledge of her father?Ĥ. When Anna goes to the night club and see Dexter Styles, she gave him a false name. Anna dons a diving outfit that weighed over 200 lbs, shoes that were 35 lbs and smelly head gear. Anna had to prove herself in order to be a diver. Why did Styles say Anna was strong to her dad Eddie Kerrigan? Did that set the tone for who Anna would become?Ģ.
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