5/28/2023 0 Comments The slap author christos tsiolkasWhere do you stand with regard to this issue? Which characters do you agree with? Throughout the book the characters debate a simple moral question: whether an adult can or should lay hands on a child under any circumstances. Is money a positive or corrupting influence for the characters in this book?īesides the fact that they were each present at the barbecue, what else do these seemingly disparate characters have in common with one another? Most of the families in the community depicted in The Slap seem to be upwardly mobile, with some characters resisting bourgeois stereotypes. Is there a narrative purpose for this or is he merely reflecting reality? In Tsiolkas’ Melbourne, most of the characters are doing drugs on a regular or casual basis. What does telling the story through these different perspectives accomplish that a single narrative point of view can’t? Tsiolkas has chosen to tell his story-or arguably, stories-from the perspective of different characters, devoting a chapter to each. As you read this book, what was your response when Harry slaps Hugo at the barbecue? How would you have responded if this event took place in your own backyard?
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