Hey peeps!
Friday is almost here and I’m really looking forward to this weekend.
Again, I’m going to add a Spoiler Warning. If you haven’t read Gabriel’s Inferno you might not want to continue.
As promised here is part two of the discussion questions…
Discussion Questions for Gabriel’s Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Chapters 34-46, Part 2
At the end of chapter 42 and going into chapters 43 and 44 Gabriel and Julia are reunited. Alright peeps this was huge. What did you think of the way he came back to Julia? If you were in Julia’s shoes, how would you have reacted? What did you think of how Gabriel acted?
In chapter 44 Julia asks Gabriel about Paulina. What are your thoughts on how Gabriel ended things with Paulina?
What did you think of the elaborate set up that Gabriel had waiting for Julia at his house?
In chapter 44 it’s said ” She shifted her feet, actively resisting the urge to throw herself into his arms and tell him that everything was fine…” Have you ever experienced that feeling? Of wanting to just breach the gap and pretend that everything was fine?
In chapter 45 Gabriel explains the details of his departure. What are your thoughts on this? Did you better understand his reasons for leaving?
Also, Gabriel and Julia have a discussion that seems to be on a much deeper level than ever before. Do you think it was necessary for them to go through all that they did in the preceding months to be able to reach the level of emotional intimacy and communication they seem to be sharing in these scenes? Why or why not?
After Gabriel and Julia reunite he says he won’t make love to her until he regains her trust. Wait! What?!? Discuss…
Your favorite sentence?
Scene?
Paragraph?
Just a reminder that you don’t have to answer all the questions unless you want to. If there are 1 or 2 that really speak to you…please join in.
Hope to see y’all Saturday 
Tamie and Elena
I do think that Gabriel (rather more than Julianne) needed to undergo a ‘rebirth’ to enable him to meet Julianne on equal terms. Although she is heartbroken by what she perceives as his betrayal, she has the strength to forge ahead with her studies. She may appear to be fragile but is indonitable in her own way.
Gabriel’s refusal to be fully intimate with Julianne until marriage is a bit disconcerting. It could be construed as a form of blackmail until he reveals that while they’ve been apart he has undergone a shift in focus.
Rather in the allegorical form, he aims to regain Paradise by adopting new core values of honesty and humility. Julianne also needs time to learn to trust him again.