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Pompeii by Robert Harris
Pompeii by Robert Harris











that Vesuvius is really the main character and dominates should Vesuvius have been the title? For me, Pliny is far and away the most interesting character: as a scientist, as an author, an administrator, and finally as a friend to Rectina (although perhaps the unmatched library was as important as she was)-" Mippy "I think Attilius retains first place as the prime mover of the plot.It drives the story from beginning to end, with man-human beings the whipped antagonist-" Malryn "I rather think the volcano (nature) is.Which character do you think is the most strongly and completely written? Which character, for YOU is most in danger of taking over or dominating the plot? Who IS the protagonist of this novel? "Ampliatus teeters on the brink of taking over the novel." Robert Harris "No, Harris did not for me succeed in making parallels to America, if that was what he was trying to do-" FAKI (LaVerne).

Pompeii by Robert Harris Pompeii by Robert Harris

Do you think Harris succeeded in making parallels to America in this book? Do you see any instances of a point being proved about American Society, if so what are they? What would you say this book is really about?













Pompeii by Robert Harris