Nail that quote
Survival is insufficient
What is painted on the side of lead caravan of the Travelling Symphony?
She acts as the leader of The Travelling Symphony.
Who is the conductor?
These mark you as somone who has had to kill another to survive.
How are tatooes a symbol?
The activities of The Travelling Symphony are a major exploration of this theme.
How is the theme of the value of performing arts explored?
“Everything happens for a reason…it’s not for us to know.”
Elizabeth said this at Severn City Airport.
‘I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on earth.’
What did Dr Eleven think?
Dr. Eleven's mentor and friend.
Who is Captain Logan?
These are symbols of the technology of civilization, a major cause for the quick spread of the virus and used by the Prophet as symbol for this cult.
What are aeroplanes?
The Museum of Civilization
How does Clark pass on the collective memory about the pre-collapse world?
‘…it is possible to survive this but not unaltered, and you will carry these men with you through all the nights of your life.’
This is what Kirsten thinks, after she has killed her third person in self-defence.
‘This life was never ours…we were only ever borrowing it.’
What did Miranda think about her life with Arthur?
With Miranda in Hollywood, in the Station Eleven comics and with the prophet.
In what three settings do we read about Luli?
Kirsten is fascinated by the concept of this symbol and at the end of the novel there is hope that it may be returning.
What is electricity?
As Toronto falls silent, it is covered by this, whereas twenty years later The Travelling Symphony struggles towards St Deborah by the Water in this environmental element.
How does Mandel use environmental elements such as snow and heat?
‘He found he was a man who repented almost everything, regrets crowding in around him like moths to a light.’
This is what Arthur thinks on the last day of his life.
'...so much as having dinner with an audience.’
Clark thought this about Arthur when they met for dinner in London.
This character dies when he is kidnapped by the Prophet.
Who is Dieter?
This is passed from Clark to Arthur and Miranda, to Tanya and then to Kirsten.
Why is the paperweight a symbol of human interconnections?
The novel's opening with Arthur's death on the night the pandemic starts allows the author to do this.
How does Mandel juxtapose an individual death with the deaths of billions.
‘He likes the thoughts of ships moving over the water, towards another world just out of sight.’
These are Clark's thoughts at the end of the novel. This is the last sentence of the novel.
‘…but he kept getting trapped behind iPhone zombies, people half his age who wandered in a dream with their eyes fixed on their screens.’
Clark thought this as he walked to an appointment in New York a few days before the collapse.
This man rarely sleeps, works around the clock and has an orange tan.
Who is Gary Heller?
These are symbols of the vast collections of information and knowledge available in the pre-collapse world. In the post-collapse world they are prized.
What are books, especially 'Dear V' and the Station Eleven comics.
Star Trek, King Lear, A Midsummer's Night's Dream, are all examples of this post-modern aspect of the novel.
How is Intertextuality displayed in the novel?
First we only want to be seen, but once we're seen, that’s not enough anymore. After that, we want to be remembered.
Frank Chaudry to Jeevan about the nature of fame and remembrance.