Chapter 7: Heavier Boots
What do you think compelled all of the Blacks to show up for Oskar's play?Why does Oskar fantasize such a violent ending to Hamlet?I wonder if The Cyclone is still standing after Hurricane Sandy...just...
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It seems that a lot of older people get together to discuss and reminisce about things, sometimes at the VFW, sometimes the bingo hall, or sometimes at bridge parties. Do your grandparents do this?...
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Why would her grandfather have gone in search of the deathless man so late in his life?How did the barman figure out that she was related to the man who had died (her grandfather)?What is significant...
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How is anthromorphism put to work in the story of the tiger? What purpose does it serve for the author?How does this tiger's story parallel that of Pi's story? How are the two tigers different at this...
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Why is Dure so adamant about not taking his kids to a doctor?Do you see any parallels or links between this chapter and the the story of the deathless man?Does your family or anyone you know still...
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What happened at Sarobar? What is rakija?Have you ever had a ritual or standing date with a parent or grandparent that you grew out of over the years? Did you make it clear that you had outgrown it?...
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In the epilogue, why isn't the narrator more affected by the tiger attack? It must have been traumatic to watch...After the attack, how is she able to still love the tigers instead of fearing them?40...
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So who is it that the narrator has followed? The deathless man? The mora? Someone else? What evidence leads you to your conclusion?Is there irony in the fact that the narrator has promised not to tell...
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What is it about the apothecary's story that explains who he became as a person? What attributes would you imagine him having based on his experiences before he became an apothecary?The apothecary...
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What would it be like to watch the bombing of Bedford on TV as we sat in our Bedford homes? Would we be like the characters in the book and stick it out? Go to coffee houses? I hope it never happens,...
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What explanation can you come up with for Arlo's death based on the information provided? What causes the awkwardness in the conversation between the narrator and Fra Anton as he tells the story of his...
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How closely are taxidermy and the profession of the butcher associated? Is there a tie between Darisa and Luka? If taxidermy is "restoring the dead," what is the job of a butcher?Interesting...we have...
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What do you think is in the blue bag?Why does Dure stuff his relive's body into the valise? How would one even manage this?Why does the narrator volunteer to go to the crossroads for Dure and his...
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Why start the story of the tiger immediately following the story of the deathless man? Is there a connection?Notice the foreshadowing in the first section of Chapter 7 (pg. 191 in my version).What is a...
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