The characters in Robbie Arnott’s Flames commonly share an amount of pain and sorrow. Discuss.

How does Flames portray the relationship between humans and their environment?

‘… the Oneblood Tuna. A man couldn’t hunt it alone, and neither could a seal, but together they could kill a beast twice as heavy as the two of them combined’.
To what extent do you agree that shared experience is a factor in relationships.

Compare the ways in which characters undergo dramatic change or transformation.

How does Arnott’s vignette structure and use of magic realism support the novel’s themes?

Discuss the ways in which Arnott’s Flames portrays different styles of manipulation and control.

Water symbolises different things to different characters. Discuss.

Compare the portrayal of humans with that of animals in Arnott’s Flames.