43 pages 1 hour read

Kazu Kibuishi

The Stonekeeper

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

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Essay Topics

1.

The Stonekeeper has no chapters or other structural divisions, but it does have a Prologue. Analyze why this one part is separated out from the rest of the novel. How does it set the stage for the events that follow?

2.

Analyze Karen’s and David’s roles in the novel. How do they impact and influence Emily’s character as well as the plot?

3.

The amulet tells Emily to “use [her] power wisely [because] being a Stonekeeper is a responsibility [she] mustn’t take lightly” (72). Discuss the ways that Emily demonstrates the responsible use of power and how this does not always align with the amulet’s intentions.