Study Questions
1. The book begins by taking us to a time in Eleanor Roosevelt's adult life. Why not just begin in chronological order, as the next chapter does? How does this "prologue" about a journey to the wartime south pacific set the scene for the story we are about to read?
2. The prologue focuses on one episode in Eleanor Roosevelt's life. In what ways does this wartime episode introduce us to Eleanor's values, personality, and influence as a whole?
3. In what ways does Eleanor Roosevelt act out her values during the South Pacific journey - in press conferences, among soldiers, elsewhere?
4. How did others react to Eleanor Roosevelt? What did they find notable about her?
1. The book begins by taking us to a time in Eleanor Roosevelt's adult life. Why not just begin in chronological order, as the next chapter does? How does this "prologue" about a journey to the wartime south pacific set the scene for the story we are about to read?
2. The prologue focuses on one episode in Eleanor Roosevelt's life. In what ways does this wartime episode introduce us to Eleanor's values, personality, and influence as a whole?
3. In what ways does Eleanor Roosevelt act out her values during the South Pacific journey - in press conferences, among soldiers, elsewhere?
4. How did others react to Eleanor Roosevelt? What did they find notable about her?