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Jacqueline WoodsonA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Tragic heroes are characters that have traits that make them worthy of sympathy and admiration. They also have personality traits that lead to their own downfall. Is Zachariah “44” Johnson, Sr. a tragic hero? Why or why not?
One of the things ZJ worried about in the novel was things never being the same again. As the novel ends, what about the Johnson family life has changed? What aspects remain the same?
ZJ’s friend group is the Fantastic Four, which is also the name of a group of superheroes by the same name. How are Woodson’s characterizations of the boys similar to a band of superheroes? How are they different? Feel free to compare them to Marvel’s Fantastic Four or superheroes in general.
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