1. Chapters 1-10 Talking Points
Till We Have Faces
Chapters 1-10 Talking Points

2. Ch. 1-5 Recap Orual’s most significant flaw
Character and symbol archetypes
pg. 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 20-21*, 22, 26
What do these selections have in common?
The King’s personality
Why is Orual allowed in the Pillar Room?
The Accursed/Great Offering
pg.46-49

3. The King Treatment of Orual Reaction to the news of Psyche’s sacrifice
Reaction at Psyche’s sacrifice
What are all the things the king fears?
Relationship to the gods

4. Myth Iphigenia Comparison to “Cupid and Psyche” Who is involved?
How does this relate to the novel?
Comparison to “Cupid and Psyche”
Points-of-view
Orual’s role in both accounts
Psyche’s life after the sacrifice

5. Bardia His role His relationship to Orual (and Psyche)
Relationship to/feelings about the gods
Versus the Fox

6. Psyche (pre-sacrifice)
Discussion with Orual in the tower
Psyche’s alternate point-of-view of the situation (pg )
Sacrificial Victim
Description of death (pg )
What makes Orual jealous?
Reaction to Psyche’s “longing”

7. Psyche’s sacrifice Description of the setting/atmosphere
Orual’s view of the gods
According to Orual, what is the defense against the gods?
Compare/contrast to the Greek defense, according to Edith Hamilton
The Fox’s description of the sacrifice
The King’s reaction
Emotion vs. Rationality
Orual as Antigone

8. Development of Archetypes
Tree
Mountain
Journey
Water
Three
Egg (pg. 94)

9. Development of Motifs Love Fear Transformation Faith vs. Logic
Orual’s love for Psyche
Psyche’s love for Orual
Psyche’s love for the Mountain/Brute
Role switch between Orual and Psyche
Fear
Orual’s fear of the gods
Orual’s fear for Psyche
Psyche’s lack of fear
Transformation
Psyche’s
Orual’s
Faith vs. Logic
The Fox
Orual

10. Orual’s outlook Mood change (pg. 94) Doubt View of Psyche
Believing is seeing
Why can’t Orual see?