All Quiet on the Western Front: Re-read pages 294 and 295, where Baumer muses on the impact of the lengthy war on soldiers like himself. Reflect on the struggle that Baumer shows in his narration on these two pages: what ideas is he actively rejecting, and what conceptions of himself and/or of his future is he facing? How does your thinking about these questions impact your interpretation of what happens to Baumer in the end?
Second, spend a little time writing about what YOU take away from this book. How might you live/think/learn/exist a little differently because you have read this book?
To Hell and Back: Re-read from the middle of page 273 (starting with “Within a couple of hours…”) to the top of page 274. Reflect on what Murphy believes he has gained and lost from being a soldier in this war: what does he really believe in now? In your opinion, how might his idea that he “may be branded by war, but...not be defeated by it” (273) have affected his post-war life?
Second, spend a little time writing about what YOU take away from this book. How might you live/think/learn/exist a little differently because you have read this book?
Where Men Win Glory: Re-read page 406, where Krakauer muses on how Pat Tillman might have fit Nietzsche’s profile of the Ubermensch (the more-than-man). Reflect on whether this profile is an accurate assessment of Tillman, in your opinion. Then, think about how idealism is perhaps a necessity for successful “soldiering” but also, perhaps, creates a vulnerability or potential weakness in a solder. How does your thinking about these ideas affect your ultimate understanding of Tillman as fallen hero?
Second, spend a little time writing about what YOU take away from this book. How might you live/think/learn/exist a little differently because you have read this book?
The Kite Runner: Re-read from the bottom of page 369 (“Next to me…”) to the end of the book. Reflect on the metaphor of the kite games and kite running, and how it influences the ideas of loyalties, defense of ideals, and the reasons people go to war that are raised in the novel. What does Amir learn about his country, his heritage, and the struggles of cultural identities through his story? What does Hosseini, the author, show us through Amir’s “processing” of these tricky life questions?
Second, spend a little time writing about what YOU take away from this book. How might you live/think/learn/exist a little differently because you have read this book?
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