My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

What do monsters mean to Karen, and why does she want to be one?

How is color used as a symbol in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters?

What traits do Karen and Anka share, and how are they developed in each of them?

Explore the ways that truth acts as a vehicle for character development and plot progression in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters. Furthermore, consider what communicated about the state of truth in Western society in 1960s America.

Explore what it is like for Karen as a queer person in 1960s Chicago, and how it affects her view of herself and her relationships with her family and others.

What is the purpose of traditional art in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, and how does Karen use her knowledge of art to solve Anka’s death and the truth about Victor, as well as to come to a new level of self-understanding?

What does Karen mean when she observes that adults are “haunted”?

What is said about the state of the world, human nature, and history through the motif of juxtaposing real and imaginary horrors?