Reading: Figueras, Kamchatka, pp. 155-229, Ch. 46-63

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Marcelo Figueras, Kamchatka (2003/2010)

 

III. Third Period: Language, pp. 133-229

 

  1. What is Harry’s first impression of Lucas? How does that impression change? How does their relationship build, and why is Lucas important to Harry? Why, when they are talking, will Lucas sometimes say, “Wrong question”?
  2. Think about the different myths and stories that Harry has read, from The Odyssey to King Arthur to Superman. What does Harry learn from these stories? How do they affect how he sees himself and the world?
  3. Do you think Harry sees his parents accurately, as real people? Does he understand them?
  4. Who adjusts better to living in hiding, Harry or the Midget? At the end of the novel, Harry’s mother says, “But if you build a wall to protect yourself from the world outside, you end up realizing you’ve shut yourself in. Don’t shut yourself in, darling. It’s better to suffer than to feel nothing at all” (p. 281-82). Where are some examples in the novel of Harry shutting himself in?
  5. Comment on the epigraph to Part Three.

 

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