Dec 17, 2009

At the Earth's Core | Topics for Discussion

1. What is the purpose of the scene of a woman being eaten alive?

2. Why is David surprised that ten years had passed while he was in Pellucidar?

3. Why do the Mahars not believe David's account of the surface of the Earth?

4. Why do the humans not overthrow the rule of the Mahars?

5. What are the different intelligent species in Pellucidar? What are their roles in the societies of Pellucidar?

6. Will the humans of Pellucidar build a free society without David? Will the Mahars eventually win?

7. According to David, what qualities do...