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Till We Have Faces

Till We Have Faces. Chapters 1-10 Talking Points. Ch. 1-5 Recap. Orual’s most significant flaw Character and symbol archetypes pg. 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 20-21*, 22, 26 What do these selections have in common? The King’s personality Why is Orual allowed in the Pillar Room?

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Till We Have Faces

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  1. Till We Have Faces Chapters 1-10 Talking Points

  2. Ch. 1-5 Recap • Orual’s most significant flaw • Character and symbol archetypes • pg. 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 20-21*, 22, 26 • What do these selections have in common? • The King’s personality • Why is Orual allowed in the Pillar Room? • The Accursed/Great Offering • pg.46-49

  3. The King • Treatment of Orual • Reaction to the news of Psyche’s sacrifice • Reaction at Psyche’s sacrifice • What are all the things the king fears? • Relationship to the gods

  4. Myth • Iphigenia • Who is involved? • How does this relate to the novel? • Comparison to “Cupid and Psyche” • Points-of-view • Orual’s role in both accounts • Psyche’s life after the sacrifice

  5. Bardia • His role • His relationship to Orual (and Psyche) • Relationship to/feelings about the gods • Versus the Fox

  6. Psyche (pre-sacrifice) • Discussion with Orual in the tower • Psyche’s alternate point-of-view of the situation (pg. 70-71) • Sacrificial Victim • Description of death (pg. 72-74) • What makes Orual jealous? • Reaction to Psyche’s “longing”

  7. Psyche’s sacrifice • Description of the setting/atmosphere • Orual’s view of the gods • According to Orual, what is the defense against the gods? • Compare/contrast to the Greek defense, according to Edith Hamilton • The Fox’s description of the sacrifice • The King’s reaction • Emotion vs. Rationality • Orual as Antigone

  8. Development of Archetypes • Tree • Mountain • Journey • Water • Three • Egg (pg. 94)

  9. Development of Motifs • Love • Orual’s love for Psyche • Psyche’s love for Orual • Psyche’s love for the Mountain/Brute • Role switch between Orual and Psyche • Fear • Orual’s fear of the gods • Orual’s fear for Psyche • Psyche’s lack of fear • Transformation • Psyche’s • Orual’s • Faith vs. Logic • The Fox • Orual

  10. Orual’s outlook • Mood change (pg. 94) • Doubt • Pg. 96 • Pg. 115 • View of Psyche • Believing is seeing • Why can’t Orual see?

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