65 pages • 2 hours read
S.A. BodeenThe Compound
Fiction | Novel | YA | 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. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Why won’t Eli allow himself to be touched?
Why does Eli’s mother go along with Rex’s plan to take the family to the Compound?
What is the significance of Eli cutting his hair before he confronts Rex?
Why was Eli always jealous of Eddy, despite their being identical twins and sharing everything?
What does Lexie mean when she tells Eli that she and he are just like Rex? Do you agree with her? Discuss.
Why does Eli avoid the Supplements? What changes his mind about them?
Why does Lexie agree to participate in Rex’s cloning experiment?
Rex creates the Compound to see how far his family will go to survive in extreme circumstances. Is this level of pressure testing necessary for scientific progress?
Eli and his siblings are emotionally distanced from each other, despite their close proximity in the Compound. Discuss the ways in a forced closeness can create emotional distance.
How might your feelings about your own family change if they were the only people you ever got to see?
