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Essay Topic 1

What function does the front matter serve for the novel? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Suicide attempts, successful and not, loom large in Silvera’s novel. What purpose might the inclusion of such material serve in the text? What in the text indicates that purpose, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Attention is paid to Genevieve’s artwork, much of which is described as following surrealist tropes. What significance attaches to Genevieve’s working in that genre, and how does the text indicate that significance?

Essay Topic 4

Silvera names a large number of intellectual properties common in popular culture; he also pointedly avoids naming others, using substitutes that make for clear reference without giving the name. What might the refusal to name some properties indicate, and what in the novel and in experience affirms that indication?

Essay Topic 5

At one point, Aaron asks...

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