Stranger Than Fiction - Discussion Questions

Discussions Questions for “Stranger Than Fiction”

1) Is Harold Crick free? Does he control his own life? What forces push and pull on him?
Harold: I’m somehow involved in some sort of story; like I’m a character in my own life.

2) What does Karen Eiffel have to choose between, what choice does she make, and what factors does she consider as she is making her decision?
Karen: Because it's a book about a man who doesn't know he's about to die. And then dies. But if a man does know he's about to die and dies anyway. Dies- dies willingly, knowing that he could stop it, then- I mean, isn't that the type of man who you want to keep alive?

3) How does Professor Hilbert help Harold with his dilemma?
Harold: I mean, who in their right mind in a choice between pancakes and living chooses pancakes?
Prof. Hilbert: Harold, if you pause to think, you'd realize that that answer is inextricably contingent upon the type of life being led... and, of course, the quality of the pancakes.

4) What role does Ana Pascal play in Harold’s life? What role does he play in hers?
Ana Pascal: Did you like the cookies?
Harold Crick: Yes. Thank you for forcing me to eat them.