Gossamer

What is the significance of the fact that many dream-givers are named after their age or size?

Which characters in the novel need healing and why? How does the power of dreams and memories aid their healing process?

In what ways is Littlest One shaped by The Journey of Personal Growth and Resilience? How does the novel’s resolution illustrate the protagonist’s growth and celebrate her resilience?

What techniques does Lowry use to characterize John’s father?

Throughout the novel, Lowry uses imagery to describe sights, sounds, smells, and textures. How does she utilize this literary device to set the mood and build suspense, and develop the theme of The Healing Power of Happy Memories?

While most of the present text is set in the elderly woman’s house, how does Lowry use the beach as a setting?

How does Lowry employ flashback? How does this relate to the novel’s themes?

The narrative does not fully reveal information about the elderly woman’s memories, such as her soldier or her mother’s death. What is the effect of this?