What are your thoughts and observations regarding the social roles and institutions illuminated in the book?
Who do you believe is the true “hero” of this story and why?
What types of archetypes did you see in each of the male characters and how have these archetypes changed or stayed the same through time?
The Hero’s Journey as described by Joseph Campbell describes the typical pattern of evolution and growth in storytelling, however Mortimer appears to stay pretty much the same. What are your thoughts about this?
What does “don’t judge a book by its cover” mean to you in the stories of each of the characters in this book? When you do a deeper dive into the psychology of each person, what differences do you see on the outside versus what is going on inside?
An undercurrent of this
