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SUNYF I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg Summary

 

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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg

  1.          Why is the decision by Deborah’s parents Esther and Jacob to commit Deborah to a mental hospital deserving of respect and admiration?     
  2.          Give an example of how Greenberg prompts the reader to re-examine the term “sane” and “insane”?    
  3.          How does Greenberg prompt the reader to re-interpret the seemingly irrational, often frightening behavior of mentally ill people?    
  4.          How does Deborah react to Mcpherson’s request that she stop tormenting Ellis? Why does she react the way she does?    

For extra credit

1. Read the book

2. Summarize the book: setting, main characters etc.

3. Choose 1 of the 4 above questions and respond in paragraph format

Book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_BPGPZblxdfeaitMi6iwb-NAdHQhaoS/view?usp=sharing