The Fat Girl Discussion Questions
Questions for discussion: Answer 3 of the following questions using quotes from the story to
back up your answers. Make sure to use proper MLA format. each answers should contain one quote in inverted comm from The birthmark (attached). each answer should be in a paragraph size. check sample
- Why do we allow others to have such an impact on our self-image?
- What is beauty and who gets to define it?
- Is the way a person looks connected to who she/he is?
- In his short story The Fat Girl, Andre Dubus shows the destructive way
society views food and addiction and how it adversely affects woman? Discuss the pressure society puts on women to have the perfect body? - In the story, Louise hides what she eats, covers herself with layers of clothing and isolates herself from others. What effect does this have on her self-esteem?
- How does someones judgment on ones physical appearance often lead to low self-esteem in the future?
