Study Questions
Discuss the role of women in Herzog.
Discuss the importance of immigration, culture, and religion to the novel.
Discuss Bellow's use of doubles in Herzog. How can characters like George Hoberly and Jonah Herzog be seen as doubles for Moses, and what purpose does this serve in the novel?
Discuss the idea of salvation in the novel. Where does Moses find salvation, and how does his idea of it change as the novel progresses?
As Moses' thoughts change, how does he think begin to think of society differently? What paradoxes arise because Moses places importance on both society and solitude?
Discuss Bellow's suggestions that human beings exist as actors, living their lives by playing a series of roles.
