Themes
How does Bunny's family showcase Grief while the group goes to have dinner with them at their hotel?
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They weren't upset, Kids going crazy, Didn't talk much, Mr. Corcoran would act sad and worried, then go onto the next thing, his mom also went on the news thanking for all the nice things people have done for them, invite the group to come hangout and drink
Olympus/Valhalla (pg 368) - How does this mythological comparison reinforce themes of elitism and morality?
Multiple answers
Why does Richard have a black eye?
He got punched by Mona’s boyfriend
Who was it that finally found Bunny?
Holly and her dog
What character is seen similar to J.D from Heathers?
Henry
How do Bunny's family try to show their status within their home, to make themselves seem richer than they are?
They have a room called the Gucci room, which they painted with the stripes
Palinurus in The Aeneid (pg 359) - How does Donna Tartt compare Bunny to Palinurus and how does this contribute to the broader theme of morality?
Multiple answers
How did Mr. Hundy describe the “kidnappers” that he allegedly saw at his gas station, which later caused an argument?
He describes the people as arabs
What is Julian's connection to the Isrami government?
He taught the exiled crow princess, as she was hiding during the revolution
In A Separate Peace, the tree represents the point in the story that changes Gene and Finny’s life, what landscape can be paralleled to this?
The Ravine (the cliff)
How does William Hundy's time on the talk show help the group as he adds chaos to the story?
It causes the FBI and the Police department to stray away from the group and investigate an abduction that truly didn't happen, which adds chaos to the already big debacle of the treasure hunt
The Bacchae by Euripides (pg 359) - What are some of the similarities/differences between Bunny and Pentheus?
Multiple answers
What does Julian think about the accusation of Bunny doing drugs?
He doesn’t believe it
What was Francics eating when Richard woke up when they went back from dinner with the Corcorans?
Maraschino Cherries
In A Separate Peace, we see the character Gene show remorse towards the events that happened to Finny; out of Henry, Francis, Richard, Charles, and Camila, who is the one that questions what they have done and questions the morals of it?
Charles
What was the acient greek way that Henry used to detach himself and the others from the murder of the farmer? And did it work?
To kill a baby piglet and spill its blood over themselves, to use blood to purify the blood of the other, yes, it worked
Kassandra/Cassandra (pg 361) - Richard compares the psychic to a prophet. What does this reveal about the group’s guilt?
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While Camlia was telling Richard about the night in the woods, what conclusion does Camilia come to as to why they have been having bad luck?
They left a body unburied
What show was Richard watching while Henry, Francis, Charles, and Camilia were with Bunny’s parents?
Jeopardy
How do Gene’s feelings of guilt compare to the Greek students’ guilt in The Secret History?
Source of guilt: Gene’s actions came from jealousy, while the others come from a planned murder
How they experience/react to guilt: Gene tries to justify it, Charles starts drinking more, paranoia, and anxiety
Gene confesses while the Greek students try to cover their actions up
Camilla does what to show a performance of guilt instead of real guilt, to now draw suspicion to the group at the end of the chapter?
She breaks down crying in front of the FBI agents
Chatterton by Alfred de Vigney (pg 362) - Which character most closely aligns with the fictional image of Thomas Chatterton? Why?
Multiple Answers
The search dogs are what worried Richard the most, but what worried Henry the most? (this paranoia causes Henry to put milk out his door to “appease any malevolent sprits”)
A psychic women
On the way to Francis's on page 344, what runs across the road in front of Richard and Henry that Henry says is a Bad Omen?
A pregant Dog
The tension in the group demonstrates themes of loyalty and morality. How do the characters in A Separate Peace and Dead Poets Society face similar dilemmas?
A Separate Peace - Gene struggles with his loyalty and envy towards Finny / Dead Poets Society - students struggle with their loyalty to Neil/the club and obeying authority