DQ's for Antwone Fisher

1. Antwone gets into a lot of fights. Do you think that he fights because people have made him angry, or is he angry already?

Answer: He's always angry at himself, and the past that he always has been.

2. When Antwone first goes to see the therapist, he is very vague with information about his background. Why would he not just come out with all of his history? Is he hiding something? How is Antwone different or the same as Melinda Sordino in Speak?

Answer: There was so many horrible personal things that he didn't want to talk about. Yes he is hiding some things from the therapist. Antwone has been raped, and being mistreated by his foster mother.

3. Why does Antwone say that he should just go to the brig? How would that be easier for him than the alternative that he is given?

Answer: Because he needs more time to get ready to confess his past to the therapist. So he won't being having these bad memories in his head.

4. When his shipmates are talking about going home for the holiday, Antwone ignores the question. Why?

Answer: Because he never had any parents who would be there for the holidays for him.

5. During the Thanksgiving dinner at the doctor's house, Antwone is put into an awkward situation when the doctor's father asks him questions. Why was it awkward for him?

Answer: Because the therapist asked him the same question when he came clean about his past for once, and he doesn't want to bring that up again.

6. The doctor at one point says that forgiveness is freeing yourself. Do you agree? Talk about Antwone and Melinda in terms of forgiving themselves. What would they be forgiving themselves for? Why?

Answer: Yes I agree. Because they don't want to be the same person that they were in their past.

7. Discuss two possible themes in Antwone Fisher? Are there similar themes in Speak? Explain.

Answer: Don't let your memories kill you. What's done in the dark, comes to the light. Yes. Don't be afraid of who you are, even if your life's a mess.