Jazz Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. What similarities are there between the structure of Jazz and the structure of a jazz composition?
  2. Why are the characters' discussions of violence so matter-of-fact? How is the violence in Jazz part of a larger cycle?
  3. How are the narrators of Jazz unreliable? Can you trust anyone?
  4. How are various characters' opinions of jazz music indicative of their characters as a whole?
  5. In Jazz, how is memory portrayed as both a destructive and creative force?