The book tells the story of one year in the life of thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor. It is broken down into thirteen chapters, which are also able to function independently as short stories, each one reflects a month in the life of the young protagonist.
Questions to ask:
1)Why do you think that the author chose the title Black Swan Green for this novel? How is a sense of place significant within the context of the story? How are Jason Taylor’s experiences linked to a sense of place?
2)Examine the structure of the novel. Why do you think that the author chose to break the novel down into chapters which seem also to function independently as short stories? Why might he have chosen to include 13 chapters? Why not 12 chapters?
3)Why do you think that the author chose to name both the first and last chapter of the novel “January Man”? What does it indicate about the passage of time in the novel? How has Jason Taylor changed from the first to last chapter?
4)What political events are taking place throughout the novel? How do they affect Jason? How do depictions of the political events correspond to the depiction of Jason’s own life at home?
5)Various ethnic groups are represented or discussed throughout the novel. Are they accurately described? Whose points of view are represented?
questions from randomhouse.com
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