What is Eddie’s father’s response each time Eddie decides to make an independent move, away from working at the pier?
How did Eddie’s father’s choices and decisions shape Eddie’s life?
Share your own experience of a decision your parents made that affected your life, for better or for worse.
How was Eddie damaged by his father’s decisions? Do you agree that “all parents damage their children. It cannot be helped”?
For those of you concerned about source attribution, I’m basing some of my discussion questions on those provided by LitLovers, who got their questions from the publisher of TFPYMIH. I sometimes change how they phrase the questions and leave some out, but I’m using them to guide the general direction of the discussion.