47 pages • 1 hour read
Jean Craighead GeorgeFrightful's Mountain
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999A 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
In what ways does George create tension, excitement, and drama in the novel? How do these contribute to its themes and to the reader’s engagement with them?
How does the novel’s point of view both contribute to and shape themes such as The Beauty and Wonder of Nature and The Balance of Nature?
What does the novel impart about human intervention in nature? What are the pros and cons? Think about the motif of The Connection Between Humans and Animals as you form your answer.
Compare and contrast Frightful’s Mountain with one or more of the other novels in the My Side of the Mountain series. What similarities and differences do you see? How are they significant?
Under what genre(s) should Frightful’s Mountain be classified? Support your choice(s) with elements from the novel. Consider also how your choice influences your understanding of the novel.
What kind of audience is George writing to? How does it affect her handling of the novel’s themes?
Who or what is the story’s main antagonist? While supporting your choice with evidence from the novel, consider its broader implications.
Analyze George’s use of literary devices such as imagery and foreshadowing. How do these contribute to the texture and meaning of the novel?
George introduces some minor characters in this novel that are new to the series, such as Jon and Susan Wood and the children of Delhi. How do these characters contribute to the novel’s themes and motifs?
What does the novel say about survival in the animal kingdom and the kinds of threats—both human and animal, manmade and natural—to which animals are exposed? How does the struggle for survival relate to the theme of The Balance of Nature?
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