Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A Visit from the Goon Squad Discussion #4: Sasha & Ted in Italy

"Good-bye, My Love" (p.157)  Sasha's Uncle Ted goes to Italy to search for Sasha, who had been missing for two years.  His journey is being paid for by his sister, Sasha's mother. 

Do Ted's recollections of her childhood explain Sasha's behvior?  To what extent is Sasha's "catalog of woes" representative of her generation as a whole?  How do Ted's feelings about his career and wife color his reactions to Sasha?

What does the flash-forward to "another day more than twenty years after this one" (p.175) imply about the transitory moments in our lives?

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