How do you interpret the novel’s ending, as Grenouille returns to the Cimetiere des Innocents and allows himself to be …

Talk about Grenouille. Do you think such a sensitivity to odor is physically possible? Do you feel Süskind wants us …

  What insights about human nature, human psychology, and human society does the novel present? How are they expressed? Discuss …

What foolish decision does Jack make during the hunt, and why is it foolish? What happens to Simon after the …

Describe some of the ways the vision of a human “at once heroic and sick” (Chapter 6) is represented in …

What is your opinion of the novel—is the story convincing? Does it present a realistic vision of human nature? Have …

In his introduction to William Golding’s novel, novelist E.M. Forster suggests that Golding’s writing “lays a solid foundation for the …

How does Golding use color to link Jack with the Lord of the Flies? Are there other instances of Golding …

Ralph says in Chapter 12 “there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack; who therefore would never let him …

Explain Piggy’s point of view when he responds, “Course there aren’t [ghosts] . . . ‘Cos things wouldn’t make sense. …