Analytical Response B: 10 Questions

1: Why do you think the author uses a peacock in the story?

2: What is the purpose of the jaw mold? What does it symbolize?

3: Why do you think the author chose to make Bud's baby extremely ugly?

4: Why do you think Olla is constantly blushing?

5: How do you think the relationship between the baby and the peacock affected everyone else in the room?

6: What do you think caused Jack and Fran to change?

7: Do you think Fran and Jack's change was good or bad in the end?

8: Compare Olla and Bud's relationship to Jack and Fran's. What are the main differences?

9: Why do you think Olla ignores Fran's multiple requests to see the baby?

10: What do you think the peacock's feathers symbolize in the story?