Preguntas sobre War and Peace para el club de lectura

El plan de lectura

Reunión 1: Chapters 1 to 19

1. When Pierre disrupts polite conversation, is he being honest, inconsiderate, or both?
2. How much weight should Pierre give Prince Andrew's advice about companions when Prince Andrew is unhappy with his own life?
3. What responsibility does Prince Andrew have when Túshin faces blame for the battle?
4. How freely does Pierre choose marriage when Vasíli turns his hesitation into an agreement?
5. What should count as evidence that Pierre is helping his serfs?

Reunión 2: Chapters 20 to 35

6. What difference might the year's delay make to how Natásha understands her engagement?
7. How should family need weigh against Nicholas's wishes when marriage becomes a financial hope?
8. Where is the line between protecting Natásha and controlling her when Sónya watches against her escape?
9. Why might a frightened prisoner unsettle Nicholas more than military honors reassure him?
10. What does the peasants' refusal reveal about the limits of Princess Mary's offer of help?

Reunión 3: Chapters 36 to 12

11. What might make compassion possible when Prince Andrew recognizes Anatole Kurágin in the surgical tent?
12. What kind of freedom can Pierre have while his captors still control his movements?
13. How does Pétya's concern for a captured drummer complicate his desire for glory?
14. What should matter most in judging Kutúzov's leadership: protecting lives, seeking victory, or meeting others' expectations?
15. How does the narrator's account of collective action change the way you judge individual responsibility?

Temas para conversar

Consejos para quien organiza

1. Empieza cada reunión con una pregunta que todos puedan responder y luego profundiza.
2. Quien se haya quedado atrás puede ponerse al día con el resumen de 15 minutos.