The Confessions of Frannie Langton

How is the relationship between Meg and Frannie affected by their different social statuses and races?

Compare and contrast Benham and Langton. How different or similar are they really?

Reading and knowledge are important to Frannie. How does this shape her character? Discuss three instances where Frannie’s interest in books affects her, or others’ perceptions of her.

How does Mrs. Linux’s worldview reflect that of wider London society?

What do the experiments at Paradise plantation expose about the nature of the English scientific community at this time? How does this parallel to how English doctors treated white women?

Compare Laddie and Frannie’s paths after they leave the Benham’s house. What are the similarities and differences, and how do these comparisons shape their characters?

Frannie often self-consciously compares her relationship with Meg to Phibbah’s relationship with Miss-bella. How similar or different are they?

What picture does the trial and the Old Bailey’s rules paint of London society? Think about the voyeurism, prejudice, and stratification evidenced within.