George Mills | Ideas for Group Discussions
The most interesting question about any Elkin novel concerns tone and attitude. His narratives are rich in symbol and anecdote, but the attitude he wants his readers to take toward characters and situations can be ambiguous. For George Mills, an obvious issue concerns reciprocity among the three major narratives. Are they successfully integrated? What resonances exist among these texts?
1. In Part One, Greatest Grandfather has an epiphanic moment when he sees a beautiful tapestry and determines that this represents his class's destiny. What does Elkin mean by the metaphor...
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