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Discuss the importance of gender in this novel. What kind of female role models does Tiger have? How do these women conform or differ from the expectations of women, especially at the time of the novel’s setting? Provide textual evidence.
As a story set in the deep South in the late 1950s, race is inarguably a major part of everyday life for the people of Saitter. How does this novel explore themes of race? Is race sufficiently addressed?
Discuss the importance of family and generational legacies as explored in My Louisiana Sky. How does the way that Tiger has been raised differ from the way that her parents were raised? How does this affect the characters’ relationships?
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By Kimberly Willis Holt