Final discussion.

I. Recollect the situations in which these words and expressions were used.

squeeze a lemon / an orange Jocularity billow dour teetotal unquenched grope black dog to bigshot begrudge yokel paint the town crepuscular Be wreathed in smiles intently

corroboration janitor lickspittle perennially square shooter ensuing tardy dawdle laud patrimony say a mouthful gone gosling jam-packed

II. Speak on the following points.

1. Jack goes to visit Willie, who asks him about Judge Irwin's death.

2. Tom continues to shine at his football games.

3. Willie is forced to give the hospital contract to Gummy Larson.

4. Tom is suspended for the game against Georgia.

5. Tom is injured in the game against Tech.

6. Tom has fractured two vertebrae, and the two doctors recommend a risky surgery to see if the damage can be repaired.

7. Willie declares to Tiny that he is canceling Gummy Larson's contract.

8. Jack goes to see Anne, who says that Adam has learned about her relationship with Willie.

9. Adam shoots Willie, then is shot himself by Sugar-Boy.

10. Two funerals.

III. Read, translate and comment on the following.

1. … I felt as though I were gradually withdrawing from the world around me (p. 326).

2. The son was merely an extension of the father (p.332).

3. You’ve got a talent for this, just like a fish has for swimming (p.338).

4. Then there was a kind of noiseless scurry and fumble to adjust the funeral faces which had been laid aside (p. 349).

All the king’s men. Chapter X.

I. Recollect the situations in which these words and expressions were used.

natty gloat nudge soreness perilous seesaw pervasive head- noncommittal porcine joker in the deck

one-eyed punching bag welsh earful avenging hero torpor evanescent ambiguous get into a jam

II. Speak on the following points.

1. Jack spends his days quietly with Anne in Burden's Landing.

2. Jack goes to visit Sadie Burke in the sanitarium.

3. Duffy summons Jack to see him.

4. At the library Jack sees Sugar-Boy.

5. Jack goes to see Lucy, who has adopted Sibyl Frey's child.

6. Jack goes to visit his mother at Burden's Landing.

8. Eventually, Jack and Anne are married.

III. Read, translate and comment on the following.

1. You want to deal me to yourself from the bottom of the deck.

2. I had given my mother a present, which was a lie. But in return she had given me a present, too, which was a truth (p.389).

3. … if you could not accept the past and its burden there was no future… (p. 391).

FINAL DISCUSSION.

1. What do you make of the Cass Mastern episode? How does it fit into the rest of the novel? Why is it important?

2. Discuss the character of Jack Burden. How does he develop throughout the novel? As a narrator, how aware do you think Jack is of the extent of his own development?

3. Think about the novel's title. Where does it come from? In what way does it describe the novel itself? Does the title's allusion predict the novel's action?

4. Discuss the character of Willie Stark. How does Willie change during the novel? What causes him to change? Is Willie a good governor? Is he a good person?

5. Discuss the character of Lucy Stark.

6.Compare and contrast Sadie Burke and Anne Stanton. Besides some of their obvious differences, do they have any important similarities? What draws each of them to Willie?

7. Think about the idea of responsibility as it develops throughout the novel. How does this idea make itself felt in the lives of characters other than Jack? Does Willie accept responsibility for his actions? Does Adam Stanton?

8. Jack Burden is the most important consciousness in the novel, but Willie instigates most of the novel's action. Who do you think is the novel's protagonist? Is Willie a secondary character in the story of Jack, or vice versa? Or are they equally important?

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