47 pages • 1 hour read
Hillary JordanMudbound
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
The land in Mudbound serves as a character in the novel. Discuss how the author characterizes the land.
Do you believe that Laura would accept that she has racial prejudices? Why or why not?
Why does Hap stop to help with Pappy’s funeral, despite Pappy’s involvement in Ronsel’s attack?
Why do you believe that Laura does not feel more guilt over her infidelity with Jamie?
What is the significance of Jamie’s dream of the flood?
Explain the significance of Jamie’s position during Ronsel’s lynching. How are the punishments indicative of a greater social meaning, and what is symbolic about the removal of Ronsel's tongue?
Why are the white Europeans free of the racial attitudes practiced by the white southern Americans?
What is the author’s purpose of having Ronsel address the reader in the final chapter?
Mudbound shows various types of voicelessness. What are the costs of being silent for the various characters?
Henry says that Ronsel’s lynching is his own fault because he was warned. Discuss the idea of responsibility with regards to how the lynching could have been avoided.
