Consider Phlebas

How does Banks explore the concept of identity in Consider Phlebas? Use text support to explain your response.

Discuss the role of technology in Consider Phlebas. How does it affect the characters and the narrative? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Analyze the significance of Schar’s World in the narrative. How does it contribute to the novel’s exploration of hope and despair? Use examples to explain your response.

What is the nature of civilization as depicted in Consider Phlebas, especially when contrasting the Culture and its adversaries? Use text support to explain your answer.

How does The Pursuit of Purpose drive the characters and plot in Consider Phlebas? Use specific examples to support your response.

In your opinion, was retrieving the Mind worth it? Why or why not? Use specific examples to support your response.

How does Consider Phlebas portray women? How does the ability to change genders affect the novel? Use specific examples to justify your response.

How does Consider Phlebas explore the concepts of heroism and anti-heroism through its characters, particularly Horza? Use text support to explain your answer.