The Last Wish

“The Witcher” introduces us to Geralt in a spectacularly bloody fashion, and we never learn whether he purposely sought out the fight. Using textual evidence, describe his possible motivation.

A major theme in the novel is that of the nature of the monstrous. What makes someone or something a monster: past actions, current motivations, or deviation from human norms? Why?

“The Lesser Evil” questions the nature of evil and free will. How would you classify Geralt’s ultimate choice? Was there a better one?

“A Question of Price” seems to have a lighthearted tone. However, is “all’s well that ends well”? Is its ending happy? Why or why not?

“The Edge of the World” pits elves against humans, directly addressing human impact on the environment. How is this chapter an allegory for climate change and the concept of the Anthropocene?

Explore Filavandrel’s rejection of Geralt’s argument for human and elf coexistence in a postcolonial context.

How do interactions between Yennefer and Geralt interrogate gender norms within the world of the Witcher and/or broader conventions of the fantasy genre?

Given evidence from the text and the fact that djinns require very specific wording, what could Geralt’s last wish have been?