Shoemaker's Wife (Trigiani) - Discussion Questions  Discussion
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talking points to help get a discussion started for The
Shoemaker's Wife:  1. One of the overarching themes of The
Shoemaker's Wife is the interconnectedness of human lives and
events:  Ciro had begun to notice the...seemingly disparate
pieces of his experience weren't so separate after all.... He
figured that all the threads of his experience would eventually
be sewn together, taking shape in harmony and form to create a
glorious work of art.  a) Talk about the way this connectedness
plays out in the novel. b) Does it play out in your own life? Do
you see life as a series of random experiences—or is there a
larger scheme in place that eventually connects people and
events?  2. Ciro's motto is "Beware the things of this world
that can mean everything or nothing." What