A New Life, Chapter 3 (pp. 52-78)

1. How does Levin spend the September weeks before the class starts? Do you know who Henry David Thoreau is? (c.f. p. 69) Why does Levin think of himself as “a later-day Thoreau” on page 53?
2. What does Levin write in his “thick hard-covered notebook” (p. 54)? What are some of his “insights”?
3. What season does Levin seem to like best?
4. Why do you think Levin pays a visit to Prof. Bucket? What is he doing when Levin visits him? What does he talk about to Levin? Why does Levin ask him about Leo Duffy? What is Levin talking about when Bucket loses his balance and almost fall from the roof? What kind of person do you think he is?
5. What does C. D. Fabrikant’s sister tell Levin about her brother and Gilley? What does she want his brother to do? How does Fabrikant look like? How does he respond when Levin mentions about Leo Duffy? What does he tell Levin about just before he goes back? What kind of person do you think Fabrikant is?
6. Who is Mr. Sadek Abdul Meheen? What seem to be his personal concern? How does Levin get along with him?
7. Who is Laverne? Explain about Levin’s adventure, or misadventure, with her (pp. 71-78). What do you think of this episode? What aspect of Levin’s character do you think is revealed in it? Have you noticed that there is some common factor between the misfortunes Levin had in Chapter 1 and the one here?