53 pages • 1 hour read
Jeannette WallsHalf Broke Horses
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Lily claimed she could teach any child. Why did she have such a hard time teaching her own daughter?
The title appears several times in the novel. What is the significance of the phrase “Half-Broke Horses”?
Lily’s father tells her, “The most important thing in life is learning how to fall.” Chronicle each of Lily’s falls and explain how her understanding of herself and life itself grows and changes with each fall.
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