- How do the different members of the Lambert family experience a "correction" in their lives?
- Do you consider drugs like Aslan and Correcktall to be ethical? Why or why not?
- What do we learn about Chip and Enid's characters while they are under the shame-blocking effects of Aslan?
- Do you find yourself siding with Enid or Alfred by the end of the novel? Explain.
- Compare and contrast the modern consumer-driven economy with the old-school business world embodied by Alfred and Midland Pacific.
- How might the novel have been different if Denise never had an affair with Don Armour?
- What do you think happens to Gitanas after the events of the novel?
- Will Enid turn a corner after Alfred's death? Why or why not?