A Shelter in Our Car
Author: Monica GunningPlot Summary: Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie lives in a car with her mother while they both go to school and plan for a real home.
Posted In: Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy
Discussion Questions
- Why do Zettie and her mother live in their car?
- Can a car be a home?
- Do people need shelter? Why?
- What are the most important things people need in life?
- What does it mean to be homeless?
- Why does Zettie want her mother to drop her off at the corner behind the school instead of in front of the school?
- Why do some of Zettie’s classmates call her “Junk Car Zettie?”
- Does Zettie feel safe? What do we need in order to feel safe?
- Can love be a kind of shelter?
- What would a perfect home look like? Do perfect homes exist?
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