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The Second Coming Study Guide

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by Walker Percy
About 65 pages (19,613 words)
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Consider the title of the novel - "The Second Coming;" to what does it refer?

Do you think that electroconvulsive therapy helped Allison's recovery? Do you think it hindered her recovery?

The novel presents an incredible number of minor characters from Kelso to Mr. Arnold. Small details of many of these characters are noted and many of them stand out as distinct individuals. Of the various minor characters in the novel, which do you find to be the most interesting?

Will is diagnosed with Hausmann's Syndrome, a type of epilepsy caused by a pH imbalance in the body. Do you think that Hausmann's Syndrome is a fictional condition or a real medical condition?

Will crashes his Mercedes by driving it off the road and over a cliff where it lands in a tree, suspended above the ground. Just a few.....

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