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The price of a solution
A sample reading circle for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV 2009), organised around the price of a solution.
Story context
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV 2009)
Edward and Alphonse Elric are trying to repair the damage left by an attempt to bring their mother back through alchemy. Their search for a way to recover their bodies draws them into problems larger than their own family. The useful thread to follow is responsibility: each new possibility asks what the brothers, and the people helping them, are prepared to sacrifice.
Meeting prompt
Choose a scene, bring an observation
What would the central character have to give up for a quick solution? Look for a scene that makes the trade-off clear.
Discussion prompts
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What would the central character have to give up for a quick solution? Look for a scene that makes the trade-off clear.
Start with a specific scene, then separate what happens from how you interpret it.
Compare the character's goal at that point with the choice they actually make.