Discussion Question #2: Isak tells Mordechai, “At least the pigeon does no harm. The hawk lives at the expense of the other creatures that dwell in the desert” (p. 50 paperback edition). If you were Lola, would you have left the safety of your known life and gone to Palestine? Is it better to lives as a pigeon or a hawk? Is there an alternative?
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