The Dark Wind | Topics for Discussion & Projects

The Dark Wind Topics for Discussion

Why did West not simply bury the corpse of Musket like he did that of Richard Palanzer? Did he jeopardize his whole scheme for revenge in a self-indulgent display of his magician skills? Discuss his possible motives.

Jerry Jansen was the drug organization's man in charge of signaling the okay for the Cessna to land. He must have been aware that West would probably shoot him when he had completed the signal sequence. He situation was almost identical to that of Chee's when Johnson was threatening to shoot him and Chee desperately tried to think of a plan. Discuss what must have been Jansen's thoughts. Did he think he could outwit West? What could have been in his mind? Why didn't he give the wrong signal?

Starting with the incident when the attorney Gaines refers to "Indian" trackers, all the participants in this book express the stereotypical attitude of being...
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