"Coming Home Again"

Discussion questions: Lee (1995) 

1. How does Lee structure his memoir? Is his somewhat unusual organization effective?

2. Food serves as a connecting motif that appears throughout the essay. Why might Lee have chosen food rather than the many other things that probably linked his family together?

3. Lee's mother lost him to Exeter at age 15; years later, he lost her to death. How does he connect the two losses? How does he show us something positive in both experiences?

4. What are the most emotionally powerful moments in this memoir? Which are the most interesting ideas?