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We are having our book club meeting tonight about Caravans looking for a list of good questions for discussion ???

Sara I know this is late, but hopefully it helps others.
1) Is Ellen Jaspar a lost soul? A "free spirit"? An idealist?
2) Do you think it is possible for a …moreI know this is late, but hopefully it helps others.
1) Is Ellen Jaspar a lost soul? A "free spirit"? An idealist?
2) Do you think it is possible for a "ferangi" to become attached to an untamed - perhaps untamable - country like Afghanistan in 1946, or now for that matter, and to wholeheartedly embrace a different faith and culture?
3) How do you feel about the narrator? Is your impression of him changing as the story progresses?
4) Is the violence that is so much a part of the Afghans' lives the (perhaps inevitable) result of their constant battles against the implacable forces of nature?
5) Do you think that Miller and Mira eventually got together?
6) Can the reader relate to Ellen? Or for that matter, can the reader relate to any position contrary to an America that makes herself constantly greater, when she already wallows in riches more outlandish than any country the world has ever seen?
7) Does it make sense for Americans to perpetually mire themselves in relentless competition, social arrogance and open greed, when we already stand outlandishly far beyond that of the rest of the world?
8) How much must one suffer--- in order only to suffer more?
9) What did Mark Miller do with the rest of his life?
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