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?•The Accursed/Great Offering• pg.46-49

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

Orual’s outlook• Mood change (pg. 94)• Doubt• Pg. 96• Pg. 115

• View of Psyche• Believing is seeing• Why can’t Orual see?