Jordan Stackhouse
Discussion Quesitons
1.
We get everyone else’s perspective of Bernard before
he even utters a word to the audience. What effect does this have on how we perceive
his personality?
2.
These sex scenes in the novel, the different
points of view. Really graphic and borderline disturbing….. is there a purpose
behind this?
3.
The baby and how Bernard reacts towards it…
should he be mad?
4.
The story being almost predictable at this point…
but is the story about the plot or the perception of characters? Or something else?
5.
Themes of the novel
a.
Racism
b.
Dreams and Realities
c.
War- what is the war? How the views of the
characters shifts with the progression of the story
d.
Love- Growing relationships like Hortense and
Gilbert… Uncovered affairs with Queenie and Bernard… Queenie and Hortense
unknowingly loving the same guy
Quotes:
421 Bernard’s interaction with his wife’s baby
“I never dreamed England would be like this”. Hortnese 433
The Winston Churchill quote at the end
Bernard’s war story-how it shapes his character. He still
sucks as a person but we can tell he has been through some things and may not
be all that bad, maybe.
“These people have to leave. I won’t have wogs in my house.”
–Bernards initial reaction to black people being in his house and Queenie’s
strong reaction 394 lol…
"There are some words htat once spiken will split the world in two..." 407
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