Betty

How does the setting in Breathed, Ohio, influence the story? How does the use of figurative language reinforce the idea of the land as a character in itself?

Betty calls Lint the “foundation of [their] family” (404). Discuss Lint as a character. How does his struggle with mental health change the Carpenter family? How does he learn to cope with his pain? How does he change throughout the novel?

What does “A Faraway Place” mean to the Carpenter sisters? Why do they choose this name? What does this place provide that they cannot find elsewhere?