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*SPOILER ALERT: Some questions below contain story details.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Download a printable version of the Dragonfruit Discussion Guide.[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion color=”vista-blue” c_icon=”” active_section=”0″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Dragonfruit Discussion Guide” tab_id=”1524093014022-ae16b62a-945b”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524093575198{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]
- Dragonfruit opens with a terrible choice Eliza must face – which one did you hope she would make?
- Had Kalakaua not died, do you think Ben and Eliza would have married?
- How do Hawaiian and Western views clash in Eliza’s world? Has her childhood with Mehana left her caught in the middle or able to negotiate both?
- Dragonfruit is full of twists and turns. Which did you find surprising? Were there others you suspected were coming?
- Who were your favorite characters? Why? Who would you cast as them in a movie?
- Which location in the book would you most want to see/visit?
- Were there any details of Hawaiian history described in the novel that were new to you?
- Did you want Eliza to end up with Ben, or was Webster the better match for her?
- Leprosy stripped those stricken of all dignity, yet many wrote letters like Clara’s, describing love and grace in their lives. How do you think they were able to find that?
- How might Emilie have been a different person had she lived in modern times? Is her ambition simply frustrated by social constraints, or misguided?
- How does Hina evolve throughout the story? Do you sympathize with the choices she’s made?
- If you could hear Dragonfruit told from another character’s point of view, who would you choose?
- What questions do you still have about this period of time? These characters?
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*SPOILER ALERT: Some questions below contain story details.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Download a printable version of the Dragonfruit Discussion Guide.[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion color=”vista-blue” c_icon=”” active_section=”0″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Dragonfruit Discussion Guide” tab_id=”1524176368300-de1c5145-3666″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524093575198{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]
- Dragonfruit opens with a terrible choice Eliza must face – which one did you hope she would make?
- Had Kalakaua not died, do you think Ben and Eliza would have married?
- How do Hawaiian and Western views clash in Eliza’s world? Has her childhood with Mehana left her caught in the middle or able to negotiate both?
- Dragonfruit is full of twists and turns. Which did you find surprising? Were there others you suspected were coming?
- Who were your favorite characters? Why? Who would you cast as them in a movie?
- Which location in the book would you most want to see/visit?
- Were there any details of Hawaiian history described in the novel that were new to you?
- Did you want Eliza to end up with Ben, or was Webster the better match for her?
- Leprosy stripped those stricken of all dignity, yet many wrote letters like Clara’s, describing love and grace in their lives. How do you think they were able to find that?
- How might Emilie have been a different person had she lived in modern times? Is her ambition simply frustrated by social constraints, or misguided?
- How does Hina evolve throughout the story? Do you sympathize with the choices she’s made?
- If you could hear Dragonfruit told from another character’s point of view, who would you choose?
- What questions do you still have about this period of time? These characters?
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