76 pages • 2 hours read
Steven GallowayThe Cellist of Sarajevo
Steven GallowayFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008A 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
Choose a character and consider the journey they make throughout the novel. How does their journey reflect the journeys made by mythical heroes?
Discuss the importance of trauma in this narrative. Who is most traumatized and how? Are these traumas mentally or physically obvious? How has trauma contributed to each character’s journey? Discuss the character for which you think the trauma of the war has been a wholly transformative experience.
The technique of chiaroscuro – the use of light and dark as a tool—is more closely associated with painting than literature. How does Galloway use this technique throughout the novel? To what effect?
