Let the Discussions on Persuasion Begin!

Question 1:
The start of the story talks about Sir Elliot taking up the Baronetage to find "occupation in an idle hour" and "consolation in a distressed one." Do you have a book or hobby that you can turn to and it unfailingly uplifts you?

While he turns to his family history for vanity's sake - don't you think there are good things to be found in family history?? I certainly think so! It can't be so bad to find comfort in a good history!

Now starting ...Persuasion! (For Real)

Persuasion by Jane Austen!

Most people have read Austen's Pride and Prejudice and/or Sense and Sensibility, but many have not had the pleasue if reading some of her less-hollywoodized books such as Persuasion (though it has been made into a movie). Those who have read it won't mind reading it again - if you haven't read it and you love Austen at all, you'll not regret adding this to your library.

Here's a synopsis....
Persuasion begins seven years after the heroine, Anne Elliot, has jilted her lover, Fredrick Wentworth, upon the request of a most beloved mother figure. Although at the time of the refusal the man seems an inadequate match, the tables are now turned: as in most Austen novels--the girl is poor, the boy is rich. To add insult to injury, Anne’s father is going bankrupt and must rent his house to none other than Fredrick’s sister and brother-in-law, bringing Anne and Fredrick in contact again. Through twists and turns of jealousy, romance, poetry, rumors and a serious head injury, Anne and Fredrick always find themselves in uncomfortable situations that brew up old feelings (that were probably never lost). As Jane Austen’s last completed novel, some critics dismiss it as her darkest; however, others see it as her most honest and universal. Whatever your opinion, the whole novel is worth reading just for the letter (correspondence) in chapter twenty-three: it will make you melt.

We will begin discussions on August 28th!

Old Nick

What do you think about the dynamic between Old Nick and Ma? Why do you think Old Nick allowed Jack to stay with Ma? Why do you think the author chose not the share Old Nick's story?

Sundaytreat?

What would you ask for, for Sundaytreat, if you were in a similar situation?

Another Room Question: What were you most affected by in the novel?

What were you most affected by in the novel?

Room Question: What does joining the outside world do to Jack? To Ma?

What does joining the outside world do to Jack? To Ma?

Room Question: What would you do differently if you were Jack’s parent? Would you tell Jack about the outside world from the start?

What would you do differently if you were Jack’s parent? Would you tell Jack about the outside world from the start?

Room Question:What are some of the ways in which Jack’s development has been stunted by growing up in Room? How has he benefited?

What are some of the ways in which Jack’s development has been stunted by growing up in Room? How has he benefited?

Room Question: If you were Ma, what would you miss most about the outside world?

If you were Ma, what would you miss most about the outside world?