Saving the Queen | Ideas for Group Discussions
This novel raises some important questions about morality, loyalty, and ethics. It also reveals a great deal about the background of the hero Blackford Oakes. The reader learns about his experiences in British boarding school, his activity as a war hero and his subsequent indoctrination into the C.I.A. during peace time. Oakes is portrayed as a moral, upright, young man who believes in his country and the free world.
1. Buckley says that, "Often, the main purpose of 'humanitarian' groups was to relieve themselves of effective concern for those who have suffered." Why do you think that he...
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