93 pages • 3 hours read
Leslie ConnorThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018A 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
How does Mason understand himself at the beginning of the book? What is his view of himself, and how is it affected by the people in his life?
In what ways does Mason experience grief? How does his memory play a role in processing of that grief?
How does Annalissetta Yang’s understanding of herself and her disabilities shift Mason’s view of her?
What is the symbolic significance of the Dragon? What does it offer Mason that traditional storytelling can’t?
How is Mason’s life changed by friendship? How does friendship allow him to alter his view of himself and the world?
What is the significance of the aurochs in Mason’s understanding of himself?
How does Calvin’s association with the dead man foreshadow his fate?
In what ways does Lt. Baird treat Mason differently than the other boys? How might this be related to his disability, his size, and his family history and status?
How do Mason and the rest of the Buttle family start to take control of their own fate?
What do apples symbolize in the novel? How are they connected to the Buttle family and their well-being?
