Many zoos work to preserve species threatened with extinction through cooperative breeding programs. How might their relationship have changed when she returned?ĭo you feel that circuses and zoos exploit animals for our entertainment?
When he tracks down Lionel Lowe after the war he realizes that Lionel did indeed love Red.ĭo you think that Red returned Lionel’s love before her adventure or was she trapped after using him to escape her “bad situation?” When Woody pressed her in 1938 Red told him that her feelings for her husband were between the two of them. Red lists four famous women that she’d like to meet on her “Things I’m Doing Before I Die” list (AKA a Bucket List).Īre there any celebrities that you would include if you created a list of your own?ĭo you have any theories about how Red managed to keep evading the law while driving a distinctive green Packard? What traits do they share and how realistic are the goals each of them set for themselves?ĭid Woody and Red have enough in common to build a life together after their road adventure ended? She is a young adult married to a much older man while he is a teenager out on his own. Twenty-one year old Augusta “Red” Lowe and seventeen year old Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Nickel are about the same age but in different stages of their lives. Why do you think “The Old Man” was not as racist as most people in the country were during that time period? What factors contributed to their bond and how did Woody mature under “The Old Man’s” guidance? Is it likely that “You” already had knowledge about the giraffe’s trip across the county?ĭuring their twelve day road trip Woody Nickel finds a kindred spirit in Riley Jones AKA “The Old Man.” How do you think “You” reacted after receiving the notebooks the VA liaison sent to the San Diego Zoo? Were you surprised at the revelation of “You’s” identity? Woody repeatedly addresses “You” in his thoughts while writing his memoir. If you had the chance to meet him today what parts of his adventure would you ask him to expand upon? Woody is writing his story in 2025, a few years in the future from the present day. “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes, one that didn’t kick me dead and one that saved my worthless orphan life and your worthy precious one.”Īre animals truly capable of being friends with humans? What do you think is different about Rosie, the nurse’s aide that Woody had told parts of his story to already? Woody’s interactions with the staff vary greatly as he is writing his story. What …more My book club met this week and these were “Our” S Anderson My book club met this week and these were “Our” DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Woody’s interactions with the staff vary greatly as he is writing his story.
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