Lukupiirikysymyksiä teoksesta Venus in Furs

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Tapaaminen 1: Parts 1 to 2

1. How does opening with a dream shape your trust in Severin's story?
2. What expectations does a disturbing painting create for a story about submission?
3. What might Severin's worship of a stone Venus suggest about what he wants from devotion?
4. How might loneliness shape the way the guest describes his unfinished pursuits?
5. What different motives could explain the guest running from an encounter?

Tapaaminen 2: To Amor

6. Can offering someone your submission be a way of seeking power? How would you read Severin's offer?
7. What could a trial relationship reveal that fantasies alone cannot?
8. How would you judge Wanda's choice to make Severin her slave after proposing a trial relationship?
9. What might Severin hope to gain by offering Wanda his submission?
10. What would make the proposed trial relationship fair to both people?

Tapaaminen 3: Part 4

11. Does Severin's agreement make Wanda's harsh treatment fair? Why or why not?
12. How might alternating affection with violence affect Severin's ability to judge his situation?
13. What different motives could explain Severin's continued devotion?
14. How does harsh service change your reading of Severin's earlier offer of submission?
15. What freedom, if any, should Severin still have after signing away his freedom?

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