JOHN POSNER BOOKS
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Discussion Scenarios and Questions
He Died Two Days Ago
section one: EPHEMERALS
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What were your thoughts about the Ephemerals? Their society?
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Their beliefs and customs?
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What were your thoughts about Ephemerals’ belief that they were peacefully reaping energy from other species’ emotions?
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What did you think about Overlord Draxis’s rationale for the
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Manifest Destiny of Ephemerals?
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Do you see any similarities between Overlord Draxis and human figures?
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What were your thoughts about the religious variations within Ephemeral society?
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How did you see the relationship between Artemesia and Meerlex?
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How did you see the relationship between Artemesia and Overlord Draxis?
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To sabotage Overlord Draxis’s plans, the rebels voted to remove
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the E-station barriers between a thousand humans and Ephemerals, likely driving both groups insane. Did you see this as justifiable? How did you vote?
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What were your thoughts about Vince and Paul?
section two: HUMANS
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What were your thoughts on the violence that the humans
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implemented?
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How did you see Nick? Do you feel Nick’s personality evolved?
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Thoughts about Tony?
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What were your thoughts about Tony and Nick’s lives possibly being different because of which Ephemeral they were entangled with (most of time)?
section three: SYLVIA
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What were your feelings when you found out that Sylvia might become entangled against her will?
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What did you think of Sylvia’s choice to become entangled with
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the drog?
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What were your thoughts when Sylvia confronted Uncle Shelton at the charity event?
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Was it sufficient how Sylvia confronted Shelton while Nick laced Shelton’s car with thallium?