Eng. Reading 19
Mr. Shimada
December 1, 1997

The Assistant, Chapter 9 (pp. 190-206)

1. How does Morris die? What do you think of his life and luck?
2. What does the rabbi say about Morris at his funeral service? How doe Helen react to it?
3. What do you think is the significance of the incident in the cemetery? What do you think is the implication of Frank falling into the grave?

　

The Assistant, Chapter 10 (pp. 206-217)

1. Comment on Helen's dream on page 207. What do you think of Helen at this stage?
2. What do you think of Frank's confession on page 212? Compare it with the one to Morris on page 176? What is the difference if any?
3. About a year passes in this chapter. How does Frank change during the year? Do you think he "had changed into somebody else, no longer what he had been" as Helen thought on page 215?
4. What do you think about the ending of this novel? Do you think it is a happy ending? How do you interpret the last two paragraphs?
5. How do you think of this novel? What do you think is the theme?