TOPIC 1:

How does the novel address the theme of fate and destiny? To what extent do the characters in the novel have agency over their lives, and how do they respond to the challenges and opportunities that they encounter?

TOPIC 2:

Discuss how the family’s relationships evolve across the generations. Do the parent-child relationship ships differ? The husband-wife relationships? The ones between siblings? Compare and contrast them.

TOPIC 3:

Several of the female characters in Pachinko describe feeling as though "a women's lot is to suffer". Is this true- or is it possible for women (or people in general) to move beyond this universal suffering? What does this add to the novel?