1) How does the novel A Cool Million represent Native Americans? How does the use of satire shape the portrayal of Native Americans and its meaning?
2) How does the novel A Cool Million represent Asian Americans? How does the use of satire shape the portrayal of Asian Americans and its meaning?
3) How does the novel A Cool Million represent Jews? How does the use of satire shape the portrayal of Jews and its meaning?
4) In the novel A Cool Million, how does economics, politics, xenophobia, abuses of power or the criminal justice system work to oppress individuals or help them out? Moreover, in what ways does political “rhetoric” or the idea of the American Dream influence people’s ways of thinking or acting? For example, does it make them knowledgeable and rational, or naive and gullible? How so?
5) Lastly, in what ways are the portrayals in A Cool Million similar to or different from today’s society (with regard to politics, political corruption, xenophobia, violence, exploitation, economics, race relations, abuses of power, or people’s ignorance or naiveté to dogmatic beliefs)?
