Solveig Eggerz
Book GroupsI will be happy to meet with your book group in person if you are located in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. If you are farther away, I'll meet with you over the phone. E-mail me solegg@BOOK GROUP QUESTIONS on SEAL WOMAN 1. Does Seal Woman contain "magical realism"? 2. Are elements of magical realism distinguishable from events that occur in the imagination of the characters? 3. What does the story reveal about the healing power of art? of nature? of story? 4. How does Charlotte's fate relate to that of the seal woman in the folk tale? 5. What is the role of silence? of talking? 6. Does the story feel like historical fiction in that the character's life is shaped by historical events? 7. How does Charlotte change in the course of the novel? 8. What does Charlotte learn about art from Max? What does she learn on her own? 9. How does she apply art to her own struggle for survival? 10.How important is Charlotte's relationship to the Old Woman? 11.Psychologically speaking, what role does Charlotte's son Henrik play in her life? 12.Are there differences in the writing style between the sections that depict Iceland and those that depict Germany? If so, why? |
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