Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- So…what's with all those scratched-out sections in Octavian's "manuscript"?
- Why is the book in four parts?
- Why is the book titled Octavian Nothing? What does the nothing refer to?
- How are the Patriots' reasons for fighting the British flawed (at best) and hypocritical (at worst)?
- Are Mr. Sharpe's ideas all that wrong?
- Does Octavian have it so bad as a slave at the College?
- If you were Mr. Gitney, would you sell out on the values of the College just to save the College?
- Is the detailed goriness in the novel necessary?
- How does the absence of his father affect Octavian?
- Is Octavian's philosophical education a blessing or a curse?