The Good Daughter

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Interlude 1-Chapter 4

Chapters 5-8

Chapters 9-12

Chapter 13-Interlude 3

Chapter 16-Interlude 4

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How does Karin Slaughter’s use of two timelines in the narrative build suspense and play with the idea of multiple perceptions?

Who or what do you think is the “good daughter” of the title and why? Support your answer with textual support.

Examine Slaughter’s use of literary references and allusions in the text, using examples to support your answer. Focus your answer either on one character’s voice or the narrative voice to closely analyze how that voice is supported and enhanced.