Ann Beattie's "Janus"
1. Try to account for the affinity between Andrea and the bowl. Is the base of
this relationship supernatural, psychological, or aesthetic?
2. 1)Is it important that the bowl was a gift from a lover who, in effect,
cast Andrea off? 2) Try to account for the relationship between Andrea and her
lover.
3. 1)How does the bowl, and her feelings for it, fit into Andrea's marriage?
2)Try to account for the relationship between Andrea and her husband.
Is it normal for a couple married for several years to behave as this one did?
4. 1)What is the bowl symbolize in this story? 2)Is the emptiness of the bowl a
significant quality in its communication to Andrea...and to the reader?
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