Discussion Questions
1. At what point does the story depart
from the initially realistic setting? Can this departure be considered
a novum?
2. Do the various estranging elements in
the story, such as the black figures and talking machines, create a consistent
other world? What rules does it have?
3. Where do the real and imagined (or earthly
and Other) scenes begin to overlap?
4. What is the effect of shifting into dramatic
form, with speeches, and cues rather than narrative paragraphs?
5. Gottfried believes he has created the
black figures: Death says they are summoned. From where might they be summoned? |
