“The Glass Roses” by Alden Nowlan

1. Mr. Nowlan intends the glass roses to be a symbol of metaphor for something. What might it be?

2. Consider the way characters talk to each other in this story. Is it realistic? What does it tell us about the speakers?

3. Consider the description of the card game. What does it tell us about the way people relate to each other in the camp?

4. Comment on calling one of the workers “the Pollak”. What does it tell us about the name-callers?

5. How does Nowlan imply in the early stages of the story what the initial conflict might be?

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