1. Discuss Nicholas Irving/Seward's two roles in The Eyes of the Amaryllis, both as the tragic carver of the figurehead and as a ghost. Why does he have two different names?

2. Analyze the reactions of both Geneva Reade and her son to the death of Captain Reade. How do these reactions differ? Are they in any sense the same reaction showing itself in two different ways? It can be argued that mother and son have been frozen in time, unable to come to terms with Captain Reade's death. Do one or both come to terms with it at the end of the book?

3. Analyze Jenny's role in the novel. In large measure she acts as an observer, providing insight into the grandmother's situation. But is she more than that?

Does she in fact actively accomplish anything or cause any of...