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Thursday, March 4, 2010

How is it that Pierre and Jean find themselves at the same spot in their nocturnal walks (Ch. 2, p. 63)?

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Why does Pierre tell others about Jean's inheritance (Marowsko: Ch. 2, p. 67; the barmaid: Ch. 3, p. 75), when he can't bear to think about it?

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Why does Pierre change his mind over night about revealing his suspicions to Jean (Ch. 5, pp. 101-2)?

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What does it signify that both Pierre and his father find refuge in boats?

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Does the absence of admirable characters affect our evaluation of the novel?

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Do you agree with the Introduction (p. 9) that this novel is not an overgrown short story?

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