The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

by Michael Chabon

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Questions and Answers

Please name two quotes and page numbers that relate to the theme esapism.

What does the orange symbolize in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay?

Where is the setting of the excerpt? What is its significance?

What is the significance of the golem in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay?

Why does Joe call the orange "monstrous and illicit" in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay?

In Part I of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, who or what is the Golem?

In Part I of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, what does Kornblum know about Josef that he does not divulge to the boy's parents?

What would be an interesting thesis for the book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay?

What is the main conflict in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay?

In The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, how is Sammy and Joe's creation different from the conventional super hero comic book story?

How do Joe and Sammy use jauntiness, panache, and humor to create hope for themselves in a very dark time? How do things like comic books offer hope?

How is the plot of Chapter Two related to the rest of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay?