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| Table of Contents | Printable Version Questions 1. Why donÂ’t the Swangers take Ada in and/or take care of her? 2. Give examples where Native American or old life ways are presented as valuable. 3. What does this book say about the authorÂ’s opinions of the Civil War? 4. Do you agree that the landscape can influence actions and emotions? Why or why not? 5. Give examples of mountain language that support the geographic and time settings. 6. What is the function of the epilogue? 7. Speculate on what might have happened had Inman killed Veasey. 8. What personality trait is most responsible for InmanÂ’s successful odyssey? Elaborate.
9. Do you feel that Inman was successful? Why or why not? 10. What changes does Inman go through on the course of his journey? 11. What changes does Ada go through? 12. Explain what is meant by “The comeliest order on earth is but a heap of random sweepings.” (chapter 1) 13. Contrast the above quote with “We mark some days as fair, some as foul, because we do not see that the character of everyday is identical.” (chapter 1) 14. Stobrod plays his fiddle to please himself and any that happen to hear him. Explain how his music sums up the mountain culture. 15. Discuss Cold Mountain as a Civil War novel. 16. Discuss Cold Mountain as a novel about mountain traditions. 17. Choose a theme from the novel and give specific scenes and/or events that illustrate that theme. Table of Contents | Printable Version | |
