Hey everyone! I looked over everybody's posts up to this point and tried to put together an outline that would talk about some of the stuff you guys talked about, and more! Hopefully it's clear. I'll do my best in discussion tomorrow, so be prepared to talk and stuff!
Outline:
Who really owns the land?
- Specifically, does Marmaduke really have the rights to
everything on this land? If someone kills something on his land, does ownership of the kill go to the hunter or the owner of the land ? Does he own every animal in the forest just
because of a couple papers? Why not John? Or Natty?
- The destruction of land for settlement has been a hot point of contention among the characters. How do you think the destruction of
nature has affected them within the story?
- Which side do you believe to be in the right? Is it better to
forge ahead with progress heedless of others, or to respect the
rights of others but end up on a plateau, so to speak.
- How does Natty, John, and Edwards compare to
characters such as Richard and Marmaduke?
- Do you think these characters are alienated by the townsfolk
at all? Is any one character more left out than another?
- What sort of effect does the cast have on the book as a
whole?
- When you get together people like Le Quoi, Hartmann, the
Harringtons, and other characters, does it help or hinder the reader
to have such a menagerie of a cast all together? Do you think they
end up as stereotypes at all?
- Are there any characters you can think of that interact with
each other, and as such, reveal themselves or work as a foil to one another?
Excellent discussion, Ethan! Way to start us off!!
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