Consider the use of photographs throughout the book. What role do the photographs play in the reader’s understanding of the events happening in the book? Do the photographs add to the narrative or do they detract from it? Provide examples and explain.

Describe two or more of the collections that affect the plot. Are collections (for example, Grandpa Portman’s collection of photographs) important to driving the story forward? Why or why not?

Religious elements sprout up in many places within the story. What are examples of some religious components/allusions? What do the religious elements add to the novel as a whole?