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A Canticle For Leibowitz
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Essay Topics
Are you convinced that the old hermit and The Wandering Jew are Leibowitz? Is the reader meant to believe that Leibowitz is immortal? Discuss your reasoning.
Why does Zerchi tell the mother with the suffering child about his cat, Zeke?
There are few female characters in the novel. Mrs. Grales and Rachel are two major exceptions. Discuss the possible significance of their characters and why there are so few women in the story.
What does Zerchi mean when he says he is the world’s problem?
Why is Taddeo frustrated about the demonstration with the dynamo?
Discuss the tension between science and religion in the story.
What was the purpose of the bookleggers?
Why does the Poet claim that he can see better overall with the glass eye?
What is the significance of the statue of Leibowitz?
After the Flame Deluge, why did the mobs demonize academics?
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