Directions: Choose THREE of the essay topics below, and write a 1-2 paragraph (5-10 sentences) answer for each. Spelling and grammar will be considered in the final grade. Discuss the character traits that allow Lina, Jonas and Andrius to ultimately survive. How were these characters similar to each other? How were they different. Which character did you connect with the most?
Using the phrase, “This story is about…” give a 5 sentence review to describe Between Shades of Gray.
Have you ever read a novel, or play, about genocide before? How did that text compare to this one?
The writer seems to take for granted that the readers of her book do not know a lot about Lithuanian culture in the 1940s. Where did the novel not give enough details?
If you were to continue this novel, pre-Epilogue, what would you include? Would you have kept the same ending as the writer?