Nov 14, 2009

The Golden Compass | Topics for Discussion

1. This novel describes many kinds of courage. Lyra leaves her safe and luxurious home with her newfound mother to save her friends. Gyptian men and women risk their lives for her and to save or rescue other children. How does Pullman define courage? Do you agree with him?

2. Lyra is an example of someone who is loyal to her friends, but has to make many choices between different loyalties. She must choose between The Master of Jordan College and her uncle, between her mother and her young friends and between the gyptians and the non-gyptians who were her "family." How did she...