Study Questions
1. In what ways was the tragedy of Elliot Roosevelt's life created by the rules of Victorian society? In particular, how did that society influence (wrongly perhaps) his expectations of himself-what he would do and achieve-in the world of work? And how did social norms determine what would happen to him when he "went astray?"
2. How did Theodore Roosevelt influence his brother's life?
3. What were the qualities and the flaws of Elliot Roosevelt as a parent that were revealed during the last few years of his life?
4. What were the qualities and the flaws of Anna Hall Roosevelt as a parent that were reveled during the last few years of her adult life?
5. What "legacy" did each of Eleanor Roosevelt's parents pass on to her? Do you think that Eleanor would have become the same person in later life without undergoing such a tragic childhood? Is it possible that these events enabled her to be more sympathetic as an adult to the plight of men and women suffering from poverty, discrimination, and injury?
1. In what ways was the tragedy of Elliot Roosevelt's life created by the rules of Victorian society? In particular, how did that society influence (wrongly perhaps) his expectations of himself-what he would do and achieve-in the world of work? And how did social norms determine what would happen to him when he "went astray?"
2. How did Theodore Roosevelt influence his brother's life?
3. What were the qualities and the flaws of Elliot Roosevelt as a parent that were revealed during the last few years of his life?
4. What were the qualities and the flaws of Anna Hall Roosevelt as a parent that were reveled during the last few years of her adult life?
5. What "legacy" did each of Eleanor Roosevelt's parents pass on to her? Do you think that Eleanor would have become the same person in later life without undergoing such a tragic childhood? Is it possible that these events enabled her to be more sympathetic as an adult to the plight of men and women suffering from poverty, discrimination, and injury?