3. 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?

4. On the fifteenth, who does Johannes thank because he was able to find Cordelia?

5. Johannes is intent on inquiring more into who Cordelia is but worries about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Cordelia meets Mr. Baxter?

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

3. What does the narrator think about Kierkegaard?

4. What does Johannes discuss in his April 14th entry?

5. What does Johannes discover on the 12th?

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

7. What happens between Edward and Johannes?

8. What does Edward do regarding his interest in Cordelia?

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

10. How does Johannes treat Cordelia, as time goes on? Why does he treat her this way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Johannes is troubled because he cannot remember what Cordelia looks like after just having seen her.

Part 1) Why might he have trouble remembering her face? How is this a clue to his desire to stalk? What does this say about his mental state?

Part 2) By what else is Johannes troubled throughout this book? Why is he troubled be this? How do they ultimately affect Cordelia?

Part 3) When is Cordelia troubled in this book? How are her feelings of unease connected to Johannes and his emotions?

Essay Topic 3

Johannes says Cordelia has lost her "fragrance.'

Part 1) What does he mean by this? How does he come to this belief? Was this part of his original seduction plan? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does this reveal about him? How does it affect Cordelia? How does this affect the reader?

Part 3) How can the reader relate to both Cordelia and Johannes at the end of the book?

(see the answer keys)

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