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1. How are the themes of home and homecoming played out throughout the novel? What does home mean for each character? How do all of the characters Finally come home? What does home mean to you?2. What does the eagle feather symbolize? Why does Aletta feel she can't conduct a legitimate reading after receiving the feather from Julian? How does she reclaim her gift?3. Aletta Honor is initially an insecure person. How does she release her past pain to discover her identity? Do you know anyone who has had to let go of their past in order to grow?4. Aletta lacks the conFidence to make it on her own without a man. Does she Finally liberate herself? Have women's roles signiFicantly changed since Aletta's era?5. Is Aletta a good single mother? Does she do the right thing leaving her kids with Vee while she goes to Santa Fe?6. How do the strains of peer pressure and parental divorce affect Sissy's behavior? Do you think the mother-daughter relationship in this story is a typical one?7. Do you think that Okay, Oklahoma, represents a microcosm of everything that's right or wrong in small-town America? Would you want to live therethen or now?8. Do you think Jimmy will quit drinking for good? Did you like his character more by the end of the book?9. Aletta dates Eugene immediately after her marriage disintegrates,even though he "fails to challenge her brain or her soul." What do you think is the key to a compatible partnership?10. What are the differences and similarities among the men in Aletta's life? Do you think she and Jimmy can repair their marriage? Do you think Aletta and Jimmy's relationship is realistic?11. Do you think Julian is the right man for Aletta?12. Do you think Vee is a strong or weak character? Does she help or hinder Sissy? How do the Honors transform Vee? Why do you think she went back to Okay, knowing she would eventually get arrested?13. What role do Aletta's vivid dreams play in enhancing her journey of self-discovery? Do you believe in the importance of dreams? Can you remember a dream that greatly impacted your life?14. How does Aletta's family genealogy transform her life? How do Native American women such as Adelaide and Senda link Aletta with her strength and identity?15. What is the symbolism of Aletta's journey into the mountains? How is she changed upon her return? Have you or would you consider a vision quest for yourself ?16. Near the end of the novel, Aletta declares: "I'm thetcaiyanyiof Okay." What does she mean? Why is it signiFicant that she says this?Dunbar, Dayna is the author of 'Wings That Fly Us Home ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780345460431 and ISBN 034546043X.
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