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Isaac AsimovFoundation and Empire
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1952A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
General Riose believes a cadre of magicians threatens the Empire. Describe these magicians. Do they constitute a threat? Why or why not?
Why does Barr freely admit to Riose that he killed an Imperial viceroy in cold blood?
How does Riose’s battlefield success doom him? How does this show that the Seldon plan is basically foolproof?
Barr and Devers try desperately to save the Foundation; their efforts fail, yet they are fine with that. Why is this, and how does their failure demonstrate the success of the Foundation’s program?
Describe how the Mule causes Seldon’s plan to fail. Does this failure invalidate psychohistory? Defend your viewpoint.
How does the Mule employ the visi-sonor to conquer the Foundation and the Trader planet Haven?
How do the Mule’s psychic powers make him unstoppable? Explain with an example of his power over individuals and an example of his control of planets.
Why does Bayta murder Ebling Els? How does her intention to do so escape the Mule’s notice?
Give three pieces of evidence from the story that point to Magnifico as the Mule.
Why is the Second Foundation a threat to the Mule?
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