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The Great Divorce, Chapters 12–14

Read Chapters 12–14

Reflection Questions

  • How is it possible that Sarah Smith made the men who met her love their wives better?

  • Why does the Dwarf speak through a Tragedian? What does this say about his character?

  • How can someone use pity to blackmail others? How can evil hold all joy at ransom?

  • Why is Hell "too small" for Sarah?

  • Why does MacDonald emphasize that the narrator's experience was only a dream?

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The Great Divorce, Chapters 12–14

Read Chapters 12–14

Reflection Questions

  • How is it possible that Sarah Smith made the men who met her love their wives better?

  • Why does the Dwarf speak through a Tragedian? What does this say about his character?

  • How can someone use pity to blackmail others? How can evil hold all joy at ransom?

  • Why is Hell "too small" for Sarah?

  • Why does MacDonald emphasize that the narrator's experience was only a dream?