89 pages • 2 hours read
Mary Doria RussellThe Sparrow
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
The Sparrow is told from an omniscient, third-person point of view, meaning that the reader has access to the thoughts and feelings of each of the many characters, even some of the creatures on Rakhat. What is the effect of this stylistic choice? What would be lost or gained if the story were only told from Emilio’s point of view?
The Sparrow is both a work of science fiction and an inquiry into the philosophical ideas of faith and God. How do these two genres work together, and to what effect?
By the end of the novel, has Emilio lost his faith or found it once more?
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