Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

How do the adult characters figure into Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda? Do Simon and his friends have positive relationships with the adults in their lives? Explain your answer, including how it relates to the novel’s themes. Provide specific examples from the text.

Is Martin’s email in Chapter 34 sincere? Trace this character’s arc, considering the authenticity of his motives and what might represent the most important turning point for him. Use textual evidence.

After Blue figures out Simon’s identity in Chapter 24, Simon expects that Blue might reveal his identity to him, too. Consider Bram’s character development throughout the novel and analyze why he hesitated. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda was adapted into a 2018 film, Love, Simon, directed by Greg Berlanti. Choose two or three changes that the film version makes from the book and discuss the effects of these changes on the narrative. Do not focus on whether you consider the changes good or bad, but focus on how they alter theme, character development, mood, or plot structure.

The story is set in Shady Creek, a fictional suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, and the characters often discuss common local activities and attitudes. What is Shady Creek like, according to the text? Discuss two or three specific, meaningful ways that this specific setting affects the story. How do the characters interact with their environment, and how does the environment affect them?

Leah is frustrated by the behavior of Simon and Nick throughout this novel. Is her frustration justified? Analyze her character arc through the novel, considering her strengths and weaknesses. Use textual evidence from this novel only (not from other novels in the series) to support your response.

One thematic idea introduced in the novel is that growing up is a process of re-introducing yourself to the universe again and again. Choose three different characters from Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and discuss how they “re-introduce” themselves to the universe in the text. How do these examples represent different variations on the theme? What do they reveal about these individual characters?

Simon’s family is an important part of his life, but the Spier family also shows signs of strain as his parents and sisters adjust to change. How does the novel depict the Spier family’s growing pains? How do the family dynamics and relationships develop over the course of the narrative?