Big Little Lies ends with a death. Did you know who was going to be killed before it happened?
Maybe it was actually an unspoken instant agreement between the four women on the balcony: No woman should pay for the accidental death of that particular man. Maybe it was an involuntary, atavistic response to thousands of years of violence against women. Maybe it was for every rape, every brutal backhanded slap, every other Perry that had come before this one. (456)
What did you think about the “unspoken instant agreement” that Bonnie, Celeste, Renata, and Madeline entered into? Do you agree that Perry’s death and this scene is about something bigger than just him and that it’s about women coming together as a reaction to the long history of violence against women? In what ways do you think historical trauma may have played a role in this scene?
How did your opinion of Bonnie change by the end of the novel?
Big Little Lies ends with a death. Did you know who was going to be killed before it happened?
What did you think about the “unspoken instant agreement” that Bonnie, Celeste, Renata, and Madeline entered into? Do you agree that Perry’s death and this scene is about something bigger than just him and that it’s about women coming together as a reaction to the long history of violence against women? In what ways do you think historical trauma may have played a role in this scene?
How did your opinion of Bonnie change by the end of the novel?