How does Flann O’Brien represent time in the novel? How do the characters experience the passage of time as compared to how the reader does?

Numerous characters share striking similarities (like Finnucane, O’Feersa, and the narrator all having wooden prosthetics). Are they actually different people or various surrealist versions of the same person? What evidence from the text supports your theory?

How are Sergeant Pluck and MacCruiskeen similar to each other? How are they different?

How would you describe the novel’s overall tone? How does it shift as the book progresses?

What do wooden prostheses symbolize in the novel?

The narrator’s soul, “Joe,” has a name and space in dialogue throughout the novel. What effect does this have on the novel’s tone and representation of the afterlife?

Does the novel include a clear antagonist? If so, who or what?

O’Brien uses a range of sensory details and descriptions of senses other than visual throughout the text. How does this affect the novel’s tone and themes?