themes to respond to in brothers’ war
It all begins with an idea.
The view from the north wall of Enna, Sicily, featuring the town of Calascibetta. When Nathan lived in Enna during Brothers’ War, Calascibetta was an uninhabited promontory abutting the latifundium where slaves were forced to raise wheat for Rome’s expanding empire. Photo by P. Maximilian Emma.
HOW DOES YOUR LIFE RELATE TO THE NOVEL? write a response BASED ON ONE OF THE PROMPTS BELOW.
Loss
Indecision
Unforeseen consequences
Friendship/Male camaraderie
Doing what must be done at the moment
Reality vs. What could be
Intercultural exchange
“Time and chance happen to us all” (Ecclesiastes)
Facing Mediocrity or Obscurity
THE ROLE WE PLAY IN OUR FAMILY, CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, AND THE WIDER WORLD
THE AFFECTS OF POLITICS ON FAMILY DYNAMICS
Intellectualizing/philosophizing with friends
ALWAYS Being second best
Good coming from bad
The problem of NarratoLOGY
having to move EVERY FEW YEARS
Trials bringing the best and worst ouT YOU
The spiritual vs. the material
Efstathios’s internal conflict
A LOVE THAT CAN NEVER BE
someone who is the bane of your existence
SOMEONe WHO is an INSPIRATION
How Brothers’ War picks up where Acts leFT off
Who won the brothers’ war, Nathan or Amram?
What aspects of the story DID you connect with the most?
Would you have wanted to live during Nathan’s time period? WHY OR WHY NOT?
Can we right the world’s ills?
Why do people write stories?
Is there a theme not listed above that you would like to comment on?