2. When Johannes and Edward come for a visit, Johannes talks about interesting things but nothing that will indicate his interest in Cordelia. What does he let Edward do?

3. The text breaks into a series of what?

4. When Johannes went after Cordelia, what happened?

5. In the first letter, Cordelia notes that Johannes has never really been what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place on the 23rd?

2. What does Johannes learn about Cordelia's personality on the 2nd? How does this affect him by the 3rd?

3. What should be noted regarding the author and the characters in this story?

4. What happens between Edward and Johannes?

5. What does Johannes learn regarding Cordelia and her family on the 19th?

6. What has Johannes learned by the 30th? What interactions take place between Cordelia and Johannes by the 30th?

7. How does the narrator feel about Cordelia?

8. What takes place in Johannes' April 7th entry?

9. What is Johannes willing to do to attract women? What will he do regarding Cordelia?

10. What does the narrator say about Kierkegaard's character in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johannes befriends Edward.

Part 1) Who is Edward? Why does Johannes befriend him? How does Johannes benefit from this friendship? How does this friendship affect Edward?

Part 2) What might Cordelia feel about these men if she knew the reason for their friendship? How does Johannes' actions regarding Edward affect your opinion of both men?

Part 3) Would Johannes have been able to grow as close to Cordelia if he had not befriended Edward? Why or why not? Would Edward's relationship with Cordelia have been different if he had not become friends with Johannes? How are both Edward and Cordelia seduced by Johannes? What parallels exist between their relationships with Johannes?

Essay Topic 2

Both Edward and Johannes plan to make Cordelia hate them.

Part 1) Describe each of their plans to make her hate them. How do their plans compare to each other?

Part 2) Why do they want her to hate them? Are they in each other's plans? Explain.

Part 3) Does this happen in relationships today? Do people purposely make others angry, jealous, and hateful? If so, why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Johannes believes there are two stages in which a married woman is of interest.

Part 1) What are these two stages? Why does Johannes believe this? How does it affect his thoughts about Cordelia?

Part 2) What might this belief reveal about Johannes? Does it tie into his desire to seduce? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How do you feel about Johannes' belief about married women? Might this have been an common belief at the time in which this book was written? Why or why not?

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