Geraldine Brooks Year of Wonders Practice Essay Questions

1. This matter, like all matterswould be weighed on scales that could be raised or lowered only according to the heft of strict self-interest (p.219). Do all of the characters in Year of Wonders put their own interests before others? 2. In the end, I *Anna+ did not make the choice so much as have it made for me. Is this true of other characters in the village? 3. In the face of the plague, the characters beliefs disintegrate. Discuss. 4. Year of Wonders shows just how little real power individuals have. Discuss. 5. In what I asked of Elinor. In what I asked of myself. In what I asked of this village. To what extent is Mompellion to blame for the tragic events that take place in Eyam during the plague year?