More Than This

How does More Than This define reality? What are its ideas about The Nature of Reality?

Why is the novel structured into four parts? What would change if the dividing lines were moved to different chapters, or if there were less parts? Use textual evidence to support your argument.

How is the Driver characterized? What is his role in the narrative? Does the Driver play into or subvert speculative fiction tropes?

Why can More Than This be categorized as speculative fiction? What genre tropes does it rely on and/or subvert? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

How is Owen’s character used throughout the novel? How does his presence and/or absence impact Seth’s evolution?

How do the different characters depict The Effects of Trauma? Pick one or two characters and use textual evidence to develop your answer.

Why is Storytelling referenced throughout the novel? How does the motif of Storytelling interact with the novel’s themes?

What do Seth’s multiple deaths symbolize? Why do they occur at the times they do and in the manners that they do? Use textual evidence to support your argument.