Zorba the Greek Lesson Plan

When the narrator describes his wish to reconcile "flesh" with "soul", the two "eternal antagonists", what does he mean? Why does he view these things as being in opposition? Do you agree that these two things are in opposition?

Students may respond to this question in a variety of ways, since it's more open-ended than the others. It would be easy to say that the narrator is simply talking about the tension he feels between his spiritual life and physical desires, but, as his turn of phrase indicates, he may also be referring to a more fundamental, more universal opposition. Because students who have had some degree of religious education will have more of a handle on this kind...