The Inmate

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-12

Chapters 13-22

Chapters 23-34

Chapters 35-46

Chapter 47-Epilogue

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Book Club Questions

Essay Topics

What are the effects of using first-person narration in the novel? Why does Josh become the first-person narrator in the Epilogue?

Consider the relationships between parents and children in the novel. How does Brooke’s estrangement from her parents compare to Shane’s bond with his mother? How does Brooke’s childhood impact how she raises Josh?

Discuss bullying in the novel. How does Josh’s bullying impact him? Why does Tim refer to Shane as a bully? Does the way Marcus and the prison inmates treat Shane constitute bullying? Why or why not?