Dog Man: Grime and Punishment

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Fore-Foreword, Foreword, and Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-10

Chapters 11-13 and Afterword

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Tools

Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How do Grampa and Li’l Petey operate as foils to one another? Use examples from the text. Are there other characters that also operate as foils, and if so, how?

What is Petey’s attitude toward his father at the beginning of the story, and how and why does it change at the end?

What stylistic choices and language does Pilkey use to create the illusion that the reader is flicking through George and Harold’s comic book creation?