The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult: Conversation Starters

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult: Conversation Starters


 Mario Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian writer who studied at the University of San Carlos in Peru along with Saul Zuratas as they both studied hard to earn a degree. He is the story’s first narrator; he tells about the life of Saul as a kindhearted man who he became friends with during their university life. Mario described their friendship as an awakening and raised questions about how Saul had a different mindset than his. He told about how Saul was an intelligent and cheerful person. Mario also mentioned initially noticing Saul’s scar. The story developed from Mario's time in Florence, Italy, where he visited a small gallery that exhibited tribal artifacts and a couple of photographs. He was astounded upon seeing a photo of the tribe of Machiguenga being  accompanied by a particular person whose identity was familiar to Vargas Llosa. From this event, the flashback of their story began, and the experiences they had unfolded together with Saul's viewpoints and beliefs regarding the Amazonian tribe of Peru. The story depicts themes of globalization, imperialism, invasion, slavery, and several aspects of trying to penetrate the most isolated tribes to get them along with modernization and the idealism of the outside world. The story of Saul also reflects a man's ability to choose what’s right over ingenuity, progress, and the value of traditions over advancement.


A Brief Look Inside: 

 

EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER

than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, 

and the characters and its world still live on. 

Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to

bring us beneath the surface of the page

and invite us into the world that lives on. 

 

These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:

 

• Foster a deeper understanding of the book

• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups

• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately

• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before

 

Disclaimer: This book is an independent resource to supplement the original book and is not affiliated nor endorsed by the original work in any way. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

 

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