The Sense of an Ending Lesson Plan

Why do you think Veronica refused to reveal the truth to Tony?

The novel does not reveal this information, so responses will be based on students’ subjective reading of the text. Strong answers will use textual evidence and logical inference to back up their points. For example, Tony’s cruel letter led to a sequence of events that greatly impacted Veronica’s life. Her boyfriend Adrian started an affair with her mother, which led to her mother getting pregnant, which led to Adrian committing suicide. The result of the pregnancy, because of Sarah’s advanced age, is that the resulting child was developmentally disabled. Thus, Tony’s cruel letter led to a trauma that...