No Ordinary Time Topics for Discussion

Doris Kearns Goodwin
This Study Guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of No Ordinary Time.

No Ordinary Time Topics for Discussion

Doris Kearns Goodwin
This Study Guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of No Ordinary Time.
This section contains 404 words
(approx. 2 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy the No Ordinary Time Study Guide

This book is part of a new genre that mixes intimate details of a subject's life with historical events. In some chapters, details of love affairs take up as much space as details about presidential actions that affected the lives of millions. What do you think about psycho-biography? Do you think such intimate details are necessary for understanding the subjects? Do you believe it is fair to the subject who can no longer defend himself?

Discuss how Eleanor's politics complemented the politics of her husband.

Roosevelt's doctors knew that he was dying before he chose to run for his fourth term as President. People close to FDR knew his health was failing. Why do you think Roosevelt wanted a fourth term? Why couldn't the presidency be turned over to someone else? Why didn't he groom a successor or take interest in his vice presidential...

(read more)

This section contains 404 words
(approx. 2 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy the No Ordinary Time Study Guide
Copyrights
BookRags
No Ordinary Time from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.