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Gary Paulsen, Val McDermidThe Voyage of the Frog
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1989A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How does David’s transformation throughout The Voyage of the Frog address the issue of death and loss? Analyze at least three examples from the text to support your interpretation.
David spends much of the novel alone and isolated. How does the text showcase the negative effects of this isolation? How does Paulsen convey the difference between being independent and merely being alone?
The Voyage of the Frog uses a great deal of specific, technical language to describe David’s experience with sailing. How do these descriptions add to the realism of the narrative? Use specific examples from the text to support your discussion.
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