Candide
1. In what ways does Voltaire critique or satirize religion in Candide?
Don Quixote
2. How does Don Quixote's madness affect other characters' perceptions of realty? How do they mold their actions to fit into his distorted reality?
Dorian Gray
3. Compare Dorian's relationship with Basil to his relationship with Henry. How does each relationship affect Dorian and reveal changes in Dorian's character?
King Lear
4. Is Lear a sympathetic character? What about Gloucester? How do our impressions of them change during the course of the play?
Brave New World
5. If Aldous Huxley were alive today, what do you think he would have to say about his novel's relevancy to the modern world? Do you think he would say that we have moved closer to his vision or further away? Why or why not?