¡Oedipus Discussion Area #6!

The following questions are designed to help you think about the theme of a work of literature. Choose one of the questions and answer it.

* Does the main character change in any way in the story? Does the character arrive at any eventual realization or understanding? Are you left with any realization or understanding you did not have before? Explain in relation to the meaning of the work as a whole.

* Does the story contain any especially curious objects, mysterious flat characters, significant animals, repeated names, song titles, or whatever that hint at meanings far larger than such things ordinarily have? Explain how one of these entities points to a central theme in the work.

* Does the author make any general observations about life or human nature? Do the characters make any? Explain in relation to the meaning of the work as a whole.