Invisible

by Paul Auster

1. How is race an issue in this book?

Murdered boy

Walker’s wife with same last name

Born’s servants on Quillia

The man leading Cecille up to Born’s cottage

African men breaking rocks at the end

2. Why is the title Invisible?

3. Was Born a state agent?

4. How did their brother’s death lead the Adam and Gwyn’s affair?

5. Did the affair really happen?

6. Does Adam’s change from Poet to peoples’ lawyer make sense?

7. Did Adam stop the marriage of Helen to Rudolph Born?

8. Why does Adam continue to protest the actions of Born to his own possible detriment?

9. How does Adam justify the affair with his sister in his own mind?

10. Why is Born interested in Adam when they meet at the party?

11. Were Born and Margo together in London?

12. Why did Margo commit suicide?

13. How did you feel about section 4? What was the significance of it being a diary in first person? Why do you think the author chose to have Cecille’ s inner world be known?

14. Why was Born so interested in having Cecille write his memoir? In marrying her?

15. Did this story really happen?