Middlesex......Jeffrey Eugenides
1. do you identify more with Cals story because he"s the narrator......
2. Did you identify with all the charaters as Cal "Inhabited" each one..
3. The story moves backward and forwards throughout Cal"s narration ..it starts just b4 Cal's birth and then moves backwards we only met Cal midway ...Why do you think the story is told this way and does it influence the way you view the larger themes i.e. like Desmodena and Leftys early life and
marriage.
4. Did you find it interesting to be exposed to so much contemporary History
throughout the story.... war between Greece and Turkey...the rise of the nation of Islam...WW2,
and the Detroit Riots.....how do you think this influenced the lives of the charactors.
5. Where you shocked by the stroy of Desdemona and Lefty's relationship...do you think it was
morally wrong?
6. how does Cal's experience reflect on the Nature vs Nurture debate.
7. Why does Cal decide to live as a Man.
8. Do you think Dr. Luce had CAl's best interests at heart.
9. Do you think that the Obscure Object had more of an influence than anyone on Calliope's life.
How and Why.....
10. Do you think Cal was happy with his decision to live as a Man
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