Book Club Discussions for The Last Waltz

1.What faction of Viennese Society does each of the main characters represent?
2. How is what happens to them symbolic?
3. What do the following characters think of Amalia?
   Eberhard
   Andrzej
   Rudolf
   Uncle Lorenz
   Trudi
    Wolf
    Louisa
4.  How do the following characters change and develop through the novel?
    Amalia
    Andrzej
    Eberhard
    Rudolf
    Grandmama Eugenia
     Gretel Faulhaber
     Wolf
5. What theme or themes would you say the novel portrays?
6.  How is this novel relevant to our lives today?
7.  Would change the ending?  If so, why?
8.  What does the ending symbolize?
9.  What forces shaped each of Amalia's suitor's personalities?
 

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