Jones and Min? What have been the circumstances of Min's past life? What motivates her to visit 'the prophet'?

What do we learn of the relationship between Mr.

What does knowing that Ann Petry grew up in Old Saybrook, Connecticut and worked as a reporter in New York City suggest about the origins of some of the book's scenes?.

What purpose is served in the novel by the presence of Mrs.

Do you think her relationship with her son Bub is portrayed realistically? What seem his traits of character?.

What are Lutie's goals? (57) Do you think, within the context of the novel, that she is likely to be successful?.

What are some of the other problems Lutie confronts? How does she strive to protect her son? Is she a good parent?.

What forms of employment seem available to her? What seems the fate of most of the men on 'the street'? What has been her father's past?.

What does Lutie believe is the nature of the wall between herself and her employers? (41, white distaste).

What aspects of their lives are revealed in the scene in which Mr.

What aspects of their values does Lutie believe have influenced her?.

What are her reactions to her job at the Chandlers? To their lifestyle? To their values and family life? How do they treat Little Henry?.

What do we learn about Lutie's upbringing? Her past and marriage? What had caused her husband to become unfaithful?.

What are some especially unpleasant features of the apartment and street environment? (no privacy, smell).

Where is 'the street'? What are some of the first things we learn about its environment? Whom does Lutie Johnson first meet in her prospective new apartment? Are her reservations and fears about the characters she first meets confirmed?.

Does the novel use humor? What kind of mental states are best conveyed?.What are some traits of Petry's style? Is it effective in conveying stream-of-consciousness and interiority?.

What is the narrative stance of the novel? What kind of language is used? How does the language presented differ from that in Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God?.What implications are conveyed by the novel's title? What seem symbolic elements of the opening scene?.

Ann petry's 1946 novel the street