Discuss the author's chosen point of view. Do you believe this story could be told in another point of view? Would it be as effective?
What part does the choice of setting the story in mid-west Michigan, specifically Detroit and Grosse Pointe play in the story?
How important to the story is Cal's being a hermaphrodite? How similar would this story be had Cal not been a hermaphrodite?
Why does the author choose to never introduce Chapter 11's given name?
Discuss the author's purpose in including flash-forwards to Cal's present life in Berlin. How would the story change without the flash-forwards?
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