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2. What was deceiving and contradictory about Wilson’s appearance
and clothes?
3. Why did Wilson make up his mind to escape from the pressures of
his life?
4. What is the only object of work in Wilson’s opinion?
5. What is Wilson’s attitude to life?
6. In what ways is Wilson special, and in what ways is he
‘commonplace’?
7. What made Wilson stay in Capri?
8. How does the story about Sybarius and Crotona relate to Wilson’s
life?
9. Do you agree that Wilson got what he deserved? Why?
10. What is the writer’s attitude to Wilson?
11. Why does the writer call Wilson’s action “unconventional”?

6.Give a detailed account of Wilson’s life in Capri after the war.

7.Make up a dialogue between Wilson and the writer.

8.Describe:
a) Wilson’s appearance;
b) the setting of the meal at the tavern;
c) the feast of Assumption;
d) Wilson’s cottage;
e) Wilson’s life story;
f) Wilson’s philosophy of life.

9.Draw a character sketch of Wilson.

10.Discuss the following quotes with reference to the story and everyday life.
a) “Most people … lead the lives that circumstances have thrust upon
them”;
b) “Leisure … is the most priceless thing a man can have”;
c) “I think on the whole we all get what we deserve”;
d) “The will needs obstacles in order to exercise its power”.

11.In Greek mythology, a lotus eater was a person who lived a life of pleasure
and indulgence, drugged by the fruit of the lotus plant. What Greek or Roman
myths relate to the following:
1. the baths of Tiberius? 2. Hera? 3. Venus? 4. Aphrodite?