I am leading a reading group asked the group to bring a favorite passage. Do you recommend any questions for an interesting discussion?

The novel The Fixer was written by
Bernard Malamud. Published in 1966, the novel depicts the true story of an unjustly
imprisoned Jewish man. He is imprisoned in Russia (Tsarist to be
exact).

That being said, there are many different questions
which could be asked to bring about an interesting discussion for your
group.

1. Did the novel deserve a Pulitzer
Prize?

2. What did Bok's political views have to do with
his imprisonment?

3. What part does the role of forgiveness
play in the text?

4. What impact does Bok's final quote
from the book have on you as a reader?

5. Do you think that
Bok deserved the accusations made against him? (Whether or not you found him to be
guilty or not.)

6. How did you feel about Bok's treatment
in prison?

7. Do you think the narrative voice suited the
text?

8. What impact do you think that world views had on
the novel's popularity?

9. Do you think the themes of the
novel were appropriately defined and discussed?

10. How
does the end of the novel make you feel?