Aging

Aging and the effects of aging, both physical and mental, are the prominent themes in the book. It begins with how aging affects the body in a negative way. The title even speaks to that theme. A neck, which is quite a necessary body part, is described as something to feel bad about based solely on its appearance, which is made worse by the effects of aging. Nora even mentions how she wishes she would have enjoyed her neck more before it aged. She also mentions later in the book how she wishes she would have worn a bikini when she was younger. It seems as though age has taken away the joy in life and one can only look back with regret.

Aging is out of a person's control, but as Nora shares, the reader spends a great deal of time and money trying to hide the...