Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

How does Claire’s medical education mark her as a healing, powerful force on the ridge? Consider characters who survived because of Claire’s training; how might the plot differ if these characters had not been saved?

Why does Claire instruct Fanny to keep her past to herself, and how does Fanny’s past influence her behavior in the present?

How does Jamie’s perception of Frank influence his understanding and trust in the words Frank wrote in his book, Soul of a Rebel? What actions does Jamie take based on the book that he might not have otherwise done? 

How does the author use history to give more substance to the plot? In what ways does the book provide a humanizing effect to historical events? How would the plot change if it were not historical fiction but set in the modern day?

In what ways are William and Jamie alike, and in what ways are they similar? How do their shared and differing traits explore the themes of the novel?

Explore Lord John Grey’s relationship with Percy; what cause is there for empathy toward both characters considering the social and historical context of this novel?

How does Brianna’s heart condition lead her to form a kind of hypothesis about time travel? What is the narrative or thematic importance for a concrete explanation of the series’ use of time travel?

What is the nature of the blue light often seen in the novels? How does the blue light function as a symbol and a narrative device?