American Landscape
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Reader's Guide
Robert
May 18, 2013 12:37PM
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American Landscape Author/Reader's Guide
What obstacles does Howard Gimble confront in trying to maintain his integrity as an FBI agent in the political turmoil of the 1930's?
How and why does his relationship change with the union organizer, Yelena Ivanov?
What parallels of political and corporate corruption happening today do you identify in the novel?
How do characters react to prejudice and social and economic oppression?
What is the literary and symbolic role of trains in the story?
What is the literary and symbolic role of regional landscapes in the story?
How are the cultural roles of men and women depicted in the story and how similar or how different are they from men and women in today's society?
What role does journalism have in the structure of the book and the telling of the story?
How are characters influenced by their cultures and kinds of communication during the period of the story?
What is the role of music in the telling of the story? What does music represent when it is destroyed?
How are conflicts between characters resolved in the story?
How do they survive the harsh conditions to which they are subjected?
Who are your favorite characters? What do you like and/or dislike about them? What are their strengths and what are their weaknesses?
What did you learn about the history of the 1930's through the lives of the characters?
American Landscape Author/Reader's Guide
What obstacles does Howard Gimble confront in trying to maintain his integrity as an FBI agent in the political turmoil of the 1930's?
How and why does his relationship change with the union organizer, Yelena Ivanov?
What parallels of political and corporate corruption happening today do you identify in the novel?
How do characters react to prejudice and social and economic oppression?
What is the literary and symbolic role of trains in the story?
What is the literary and symbolic role of regional landscapes in the story?
How are the cultural roles of men and women depicted in the story and how similar or how different are they from men and women in today's society?
What role does journalism have in the structure of the book and the telling of the story?
How are characters influenced by their cultures and kinds of communication during the period of the story?
What is the role of music in the telling of the story? What does music represent when it is destroyed?
How are conflicts between characters resolved in the story?
How do they survive the harsh conditions to which they are subjected?
Who are your favorite characters? What do you like and/or dislike about them? What are their strengths and what are their weaknesses?
What did you learn about the history of the 1930's through the lives of the characters?
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