Scattered All Over the Earth

Food plays an important role in the exploration of globalization in the novel. How do the different foods mentioned in the novel demonstrate globalization and the interaction of different cultures?

This novel has six narrators. How do the many different narrators impact the plot, and is there any suspicion that any may be unreliable?

How does Panska represent the immigrant/refugee experience for Hiruko and does it in any way represent a realistic linguistic development?

Language is a key part of each character’s identity in the novel. Choose two different characters and compare and contrast how their first languages influence their character development.

The characters of the novel travel to many different locations in the novel, many of which feature Roman ruins. What role do these ruins play in the novel and why is it important that they appear in more than one location?

Nationalism is in the background of Scattered All Over the Earth. How does nationalism impact the different characters of the novel, both in their own personal identities and their experiences living in Europe?

Nanook forms two different identities throughout the novel. What role does language play in the crafting of these identities and why is it so important in convincing others of the validity of these identities?

Knut and his mother have a strained relationship. What causes their relationship to be strained and how do language and nationalism impact it?