A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

Yorick almost finds himself imprisoned in the Bastille due to his lack of a passport. How does the passport function as a metaphor in the book?

Throughout the book, Yorick finds himself face-to-face with members of various economic classes. How does the depiction of class change throughout the book?

Yorick proclaims himself unsatisfied with previous attempts at travel writing. In what way does he approach the literary depiction of travel and how does it differ from Yorick’s supposed rivals?

The political situation between France and Britain almost cuts Yorick’s journey short. In what other ways do politics affect the characters in the text? 

The appearance of Maria is one of the text’s saddest moments. How does Sterne depict the effects of grief, particularly in relation to his depiction of Maria and her effect on Yorick? 

Yorick’s motivation for writing A Sentimental Journey is–in part–his desire to document the French character and society for his British audience. How does he portray the French as a people in the text?

The entrance of La Fleur into the narrative is a key moment in the text. Discuss Sterne’s depiction of the relationship between La Fleur and Yorick, with particular reference to the allusions to other literary works. 

Yorick, as a character, is one of the main focuses of the text. How does Sterne turn his narrator into a complete character, rather than just a medium through which to portray his travels?