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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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How much of an influence do you believe Tara's brother Tyler had on her?

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Did Tara's mom also not go to school, or was it just Tara's dad with that rule?

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Did Tara's mom also not go to school, or was it just Tara's dad with that rule?

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Do you think Tyler will be a major factor in Tara eventually going to school? Why?

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Do you think Tyler will be a major factor in Tara eventually going to school? Why?

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Where did Tara's father get the idea of survivalism? His parents weren't survivalist, so where do you think he got the idea? Did something bad happen between him and the government that has brought him to resent it?

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Why is he SO afraid of the government, it kinda seemed like a slow burn at first then he just completely shuts down.

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Why does Tara interrupt her story with the story of the Weaver's?

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Why does Tyler mean so much more to Tara and come up in the story so much more than her other siblings so far?

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How are they so isolated and yet also live so close to actual society?

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What do you think made her Dad change into wanting her to go to her audition?

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Why do you think Shawn had such a major personality change, even before the accident?

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why did her dad let her and Shawn leave to go trucking for that period of time?

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Where was her dad the entire time she was abused by Shawn?

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Why did her parents never teach her about global events like the Holocaust? Were they protecting her? Or did they believe that such events violated Mormonism?

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Do you think Shawn is abusive towards Tara because he is jealous of her or because he has an undiagnosed issue?

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Do you think that Tara will ever be able to align with society outside her family, including Charles?

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Do you think Tara is beginning to lose faith in Mormonism? Why?

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Do you think Tara will reconnect with her family in the future?

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Why do you think Tara's parents took Shawn's side over hers (gas lighting her, not standing up to Shawn, confronting Shawn about the abuse)?

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Were you shocked by the alignments of any members of the Westover family? (ex. Audrey aligning with her parents rather than Tara, whom with she shared abusive experiences with Shawn)