Autobiography Of Red

What is the significance of the colors in the novel? What do red, black, and white seem to symbolize? 

How would you characterize Geryon and Herakles' relationship? Why did Herakles end things with Geryon? What purpose did/does the relationship serve each character?

How does the imagery and symbolism of the volcano throughout the novel function? What is its relationship to Geryon's self-perception?

The novel begins with an epigraph by Gertrude Stein: "I like the feeling of words doing as they want to do and as they have to do" (3), and a discussion of Stesichoros' unconventional use of language. Identify and analyze two passages in the novel in which Anne Carson uses unconventional or inventive language. 

What is the significance of the novel ending with an imagined interview with Stesichoros? Why might Carson have chosen to do this?

After arriving in South America, Geryon has some chance encounters. Describe Geryon's interactions with the tango singer, the philosophy professor, and Ancash's mother, and discuss how they affect him. 

Describe Geryon's autobiography project and discuss its significance in his identity formation.

How is Geryon's photography in conversation with Stesichoros' blindness?