Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein goes into detail about many of the complicated responses to COVID-19, especially in online discourse. How does she conceive of, and analyze, the discourse around the pandemic? How do various responses to the pandemic, from both left and right, illustrate some of her arguments?

This is Klein’s ninth book. Read another of her works, like No Logo or The Shock Doctrine. What ideas and themes do the works have in common? In what ways is Doppelganger a continuation of, or a departure from, her previous works?

Klein argues that doppelgangers often reveal important truths about the real issues at the heart of conspiratorial distortions. What does Klein learn about herself through her exploration of Wolf’s political trajectory? How does Klein’s personal journey tie into the broader sociopolitical issues she analyzes?