SuitabookThe live-forever machine
Kenneth Oppel
- Reading
- You could pause after the opposing aims become clear and talk through what each character seems to want; then revisit your view as Eric becomes more involved.
- Themes
- Immortality and preserving the past: Alexander guards a secret of immortality and wants to preserve the past; Coyle seeks to destroy it, drawing Eric into their conflict. The opposing aims set up questions about what is worth preserving and the cost of trying to keep it unchanged.
- Worth knowing
- The central conflict is described as life-or-death, and one opponent is willing to destroy what the other seeks to preserve; peril and destructive intent are part of the premise.