Under
the Tuscan sun
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Discussion
questions:
1.
"What are you growing
here?" is the first line of
Under the Tuscan Sun. In what ways
does that question symbolize how the
book came about? What does it say
about Frances Mayes's life in Italy,
and about her life in general? Are
these issues also portrayed in the
movie?
2.
"The
house is a metaphor for the
self," Frances Mayes writes. Do
you agree? Why (not)?
3.
What
role does food play in the book,
both metaphorically and literally,
in Mayes's relationship to Tuscany
and the house itself? Does food play
the same role in the movie? Why
(not) in your opinion?
4.
Do you find Mayes's writing style
effective? If you do, what is it in
her style that makes it effective?
How
does her particular voice make her
descriptions come alive? What images
did you find to be particularly
striking?
5.
Mayes
often portrays life in Cortona as
timeless. How does she also convey
that the timelessness is in many
ways just an illusion? How does the
"sense of endless time"
affect her household?
6.
Like
many other books in this genre,
Under The Tuscan Sun increased the
number of tourists coming to Tuscany
substantially. Even Frances Mayes
herself wasn't too thrilled anymore
when the busses arrived to visit
Bramasole. Do you understand readers
that visit the sites of their favorite
books? Have you ever visited places
because you had read about them -
and if so, which ones? Did they help
you understand the book better - and
if so, how?
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