In the Castle of My Skin

 Describe Trumper, Bob, and Boy Blue. How are these friends similar, and how are they different by the end of the narrative?

Barbados is also known as Little England. How is this nickname viewed in the narrative? Would you consider it an apt nickname? Does anyone in the narrative find it condescending, and if so, why?

In the Castle of My Skin deals largely with community. Describe Creighton’s Village and its sense of community, providing examples of communal actions and thoughts found in the narrative.

Religion plays a large role in the lives of many villagers. Describe the role of religion in the narrative.

When Trumper returns from America, he seems like a changed man. Why is he so different? What is the Negro race he refers to, and how is it different from the black community in Barbados?

Ma and Pa have archetypal roles. What are they, and what do they impart in the brief chapters in which they appear? What happens to these characters?

G. changes drastically in the course of the narrative. Describe him when we first meet him on his ninth birthday, then trace his growth from childhood to adolescence. How does he change, and how does he remain the same?

In Chapter 3, the schoolboys speculate about pennies and Queen Victoria. What is this conversation about, and how does it apply to the larger topic of freedom that is also discussed?