All the King's Men | Topics for Discussion
1. What attracts passive characters such Jack Burden and Anne Stanton to Willie Stark?
2. Sometimes Stark seems to be less of an individual than an embodiment of the crowds he performs for. Cite examples of this. When does he seem most like an individual?
3. Willie Stark wants to change the world to help the common man. He believes that building roads, bridges and hospitals will show the privileged elite that the common man will someday rule. Why does Stark have such an idea? Is it a noble idea? Do the means he uses to fulfill his purposes justify the ends?
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