A Gravestone Made of Wheat by Will Weaver

A Gravestone Made of Wheat by Will Weaver

Author:Will Weaver
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press


Discussion Questions

1. A Gravestone Made of Wheat is crafted in classic American short story form—around a single problem to be solved. What is the moral dilemma that drives the story forward?

2. A key technique of writing short stories (and also what keeps them short) is to begin in medias res, or “in the middle of things.” How does Weaver’s opening sentence jump-start the story?

3. Flashbacks are often used in novels but seldom in short stories. How does Weaver use flashback in this story?

4. Inge arrives from Germany not long after World War I to suspicion and doubt. Does her treatment by the local people seem overly harsh in comparison to real American history?

5. There is one historical error in the story. Did you spot it? (Hint: it is in reference to World War I).

6. Do Inge and Olaf ever marry? If not, how would you describe their relationship?

7. How, for the farm family of the Torviks—and for Inge herself—is the ending a perfect solution?



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