64 pages • 2 hours read
Marieke NijkampThis Is Where It Ends
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016A 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
Describe Nijkamp's narrative strategy in This Is Where It Ends.
Citing examples from the text, explore how Nijkamp attempts to build empathy for Tyler Browne.
Is there any one main character in this book? If so, explain who you think it is, and why.
What effect does Nijkamp's use of tweets and blogs at the end of each chapter have in regard to understanding how information spreads in a community during an emergency?
How does the setting of small-town Alabama inform the narrative?
Citing the text, explain what Claire means when she says, “I never realized that courage was so terrifying.”
How does This Is Where It Ends attempt to explore larger social forces at play behind a school shooting?
Which of the four narrators do you relate to most? Explain why, citing examples.
Which of the four narrators do you relate to most? Explain why, citing examples.
Do you feel empathy for Tyler Browne? Why or why not?
