![]() ![]() Isabelle reacts with anger and defiance, risking her life to join the resistance against Nazi occupation. The sisters Isabelle and Vianne respond to the war in very different ways. How did pretending to be someone else determine each character’s fate, for better or worse? And what about those who had no choice, like Ari and Julien?Ĥ. ![]() ![]() Many characters chose to construct a secret identity in The Nightingale. Why do you think Kristin Hannah chose to keep the narrator’s identity a secret in the beginning and end of the novel? Were you surprised by who it turned out to be? Did you go back and reread the beginning of the novel once you finished? Were you satisfied when you discovered who was narrating the novel?ģ. Take a moment to talk about the narrative structure of The Nightingale. The Nightingale opens with an intriguing statement that lays out one of the major themes of the book: “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be in war we find out who we are.” What do you think the narrator means by this? Is love the ideal and war the reality? How does war change the way these characters love? How does love influence their actions in the war? On a personal level, has love affected your life choices? Have those choices affected who and how you love?Ģ. ![]() Spoiler Alert: Please note that both the audio guide above and the printed one below contain spoilers to the book.ġ. ![]()
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