진행 : 엘리나
참석 : 조디, 앤, 제이미, 포틴, 실비, 데이지, 리비, 아오이
Cathedral 2탄입니다. 지난 번 토론에서의 추천을 가이드 삼아 Chef's House, A Small, Good Thing, Fever
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카버는 다음에 또 하고 싶습니다.
Chef's House
1. Do you think Wes has really changed, or was he simply trying to change for a while? What makes you think so?
2. What does Chef’s house represent for Wes and the narrator? Does the house give them a real chance to rebuild their lives, or does it create an illusion of a happy new beginning?
3. When Chef asks them to leave the house, their temporary happiness comes to an end. Do you think their relationship was doomed from the beginning, or could they have stayed together under different circumstances?
A Small, Good Thing
4. Why does the baker offer the couple bread instead of simply apologizing? and what does the bread symbolize in the story?
5. The baker did not know about Scotty’s accident when he made those phone calls. Does this make his actions less wrong? Why or why not?
6. Do you think small acts of kindness can help people survive difficult moments? How does Carver show this in “A Small, Good Thing”?
7. Carver is concerned with the ways in which human beings communicate or fail to communicate with each other and how that affects people's lives. Discuss how this concern is explored in "A Small, Good Thing."
Fever
8. Eileen tells Carlyle to write about his fever and his thoughts, while Mrs. Webster encourages him to keep talking about his marriage. Why do you think Carver connects “sickness,” “writing,” and “talking” in this story? Can telling or writing about our pain actually help us understand ourselves?
9. Mrs. Webster does not give Carlyle much advice. Instead, she simply listens to his story and tells him to keep talking. Why do you think her listening is so important to Carlyle’s recovery? Have you ever experienced a situation where being listened to was more helpful than receiving advice?
10. At the end of the story, Carlyle watches Mrs. Webster and her husband leave and then turns back to his children. Do you see this as a moment of acceptance and personal growth? What do you think Carlyle has finally learned about love, loss, and letting people go?