Looking Backward (Signet Classics)
by Edward Bellamy
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Description
Edward Bellamy's classic look at the future has been translated into over twenty languages and is the most widely read novel of its time. A young Boston gentleman is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century--from a world of war and want to one of peace and plenty. This brilliant vision became the blueprint of utopia that stimulated some of the greatest thinkers of our age.
Book Club Questions for Looking Backward (Signet Classics) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Looking Backward (Signet Classics) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Looking Backward (Signet Classics):
- Did Edward Bellamy emphasize any specific themes throughout Looking Backward (Signet Classics)? What do you think Edward Bellamy is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Looking Backward (Signet Classics) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Looking Backward (Signet Classics)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Looking Backward (Signet Classics) reveal Edward Bellamy's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Edward Bellamy is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Looking Backward (Signet Classics) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Edward Bellamy's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Looking Backward (Signet Classics) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Looking Backward (Signet Classics) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Looking Backward (Signet Classics):
- Did Edward Bellamy make persuasive arguments in Looking Backward (Signet Classics)? Did Looking Backward (Signet Classics) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Looking Backward (Signet Classics)?
- How does Edward Bellamy present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Edward Bellamy biased within Looking Backward (Signet Classics)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Looking Backward (Signet Classics) make you want to read next? Why?
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