Day 3

Death Comes for the Archbishop Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    For Latour, the Indigenous mistrust of European medicines has resulted in a shrinking of the tribe. Do you find this perspective to be Eurocentric? Does the novel seem to critique this opinion?

    Some students might argue that this is another case of Latour being uptight and judgmental, while others might contend that he's accurate about French scientific advances. However, they should look at the narrator's description of Jacinto in these sections, especially in relation to his son.

  2. 2

    How is Jacinto portrayed in Books Four and Five? Does he appear to be a well-developed character? What does this portrayal suggest about Cather's knowledge, and assumptions, about the...

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