Minor Character Group

Analysis
The Other Hand

Instructions
In your groups, answer the analysis questions
about the minor character you have been
assigned.
One person should type your answers onto the
slide. You can create more slides if you need to,
make sure they are clearly labelled.
Batman/Charlie:
Andrew:
The Freed Girls
The Girls Back Home
The Men:

Batman/Charlie
Why do you think Charlie takes on
the identity of Batman? How does it
affect his life?
What can we learn from Charlies
relationship with Little Bee?

Andrew
Why do you think Andrew is unable
to make a sacrifice on the beach?
Does this make him a bad person?
Why/why not?
Why do you think Andrew takes his
own life?

The Freed Girls

Describe the 3 girls who are freed
from the detention centre with Little
Bee.
What do they help us to understand
about the refugee experience? Be
detailed in your answer.

The Girls Back Home

Why does Little Bee imagine
conversations with the girls back
home? What do we understand
about Little Bees new life from this?
Explain how these conversations
enhance the tragedy in the novel.

The Men
How does the idea/memory of the
men impact Little Bees daily life?
How do they help us to understand
the theme, mans inhumanity to
man?