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4. Laye's mother plays a very authoritarian role in her family and village. How does her role compare with women's roles in general? Compare and contrast.
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Jen
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Feb 01, 2016 11:30AM |
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2. How does the ceremony of the lions prepare young boys for circumcision?
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Jen
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Feb 01, 2016 11:26AM |
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January Footnotes
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Kristel
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Jan 31, 2016 06:32PM |
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Authors W-Z (Walker - Zweig)
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1001shelf
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Jan 29, 2016 07:53AM |
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Links to books
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1001shelf
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Jan 27, 2016 08:35AM |
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1001 Literary Mentions
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1001shelf
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Jan 27, 2016 08:30AM |
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17. Discuss the mole's motive for having committed treason? Chapter 38
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Jen
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Jan 27, 2016 04:25AM |
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15. What is the significance of Smiley's piecing together the events of the night Jim was shot? (chapter 26) What key information did Jerry Westerby provide?
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Jen
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Jan 27, 2016 04:23AM |
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4. Discuss the significance of Lacon's speech to Smiley (Chapter 10) which begins: "It's a little difficult to know when to trust you people and when not" and ends "Tricky one, that."
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 01:14PM |
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3. What is the significance of Ricki Tarr's intelligence?
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 01:04PM |
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8. Characterize Connie Sacks and the role she plays (chapter 12-13).
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 12:49PM |
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9. What is the significance of her speech in Chapter 13 which begins "Poor Loves. Trained to Empire"?
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 12:46PM |
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10. What is the significance of Ann's urging Smiley to return to the Circus to finish his business? (chapter 17)
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 12:31PM |
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14. What is the significance of Smiley's retelling of his meeting with Karla?
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 12:21PM |
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16. How would you interpret Smiley's musings in chapter 36 about loyalty and treason?
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 12:17PM |
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19. What is the symbolic significance of the mole's end
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 12:05PM |
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20. What did Smiley conclude about the mole's motives? (chapter 39)
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 11:39AM |
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21. What is the significance of the discussion of "illusion" and the final words of the conclusion "a dream"?
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Jen
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Jan 26, 2016 11:28AM |
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Although Danny is attacked by the woman in room 217, & although Jack Torrance also has a run-in with the specter, when questioned by his wife Jack maintains that room 217 is empty and that Danny must have harmed himself. Why does he say this?
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Jen
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Jan 25, 2016 04:30AM |
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Paula's 2016 point challenge
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Paula
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Jan 25, 2016 02:16AM |
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Anita's 2016 points challenge
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Anita
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Jan 23, 2016 12:36PM |
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Meregwyn's 2016 Points Challenge
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deleted member
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Jan 18, 2016 10:58AM |
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Current Standings (and links)
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John
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Jan 16, 2016 12:31PM |
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Literary Mentions of 1001 Books
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Jen
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Jan 15, 2016 08:36AM |
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6. Discuss Smiley's musings about Ann, Bill Haydon and Jackie Lacon's impression of Smiley at the end of chapter 10,e specially the symbolism of the last sentence
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Jen
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Jan 15, 2016 08:14AM |
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14. King: ‘there is no horror w/o love & feeling . . ., because horror is the contrasting emotion to our understanding of all the things that are good and normal. Without a concept of normality, there is no horror.’ What do you think he means?
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Jen
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Jan 14, 2016 04:06AM |
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Jan - March 2016 seasonal read
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Jen
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Jan 13, 2016 11:38AM |
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