Book Club Discussion Guide and Questions for "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss
By Anthony Rosato

Are there some foods you simply don’t care for? Does constant badgering and coercion ever change your opinion?

Does Sam-I-am’s insistence about trying green eggs and ham ultimately amount to a culinary date rape? Discuss.

As the narrative closes, was the protagonist’s sad submission to finally try green eggs and ham genuine, or a way of obtaining physical evidence for the authorities?

How does Sam-I-am’s view of social mores change during the course of the book?

There is obvious sexual tension between the fox and the mouse. Does the ending of Green Eggs and Ham validate their relationship?

The goat seems a dysfunctional, troubled character. Does his placement in the boat signify a willingness for independence or an illustration of how he has been swallowed up by grief?

For women readers: are there things that, if asked enough times, you’ll do that you normally wouldn’t? If so, provide details. Lots of details. Also, do you live in the Philadelphia area?

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Anthony Rosato is a short story writer and essayist living in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs. His work has been published in a variety of literary publications, magazines and on the web. He wishes to thank the editors of The Foghorn for allowing him to take a beloved children's classic and turn it into something sad and pevrerse for a few cheap laughs.

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