Womanhood

One of Peters’ novel’s most prominent themes is womanhood, a concept explored from trans and cis perspectives and while taking into account how womanhood exists as a societal construct. The societal component of womanhood is encapsulated in what Reese terms the “Sex and the City Problem” (9), the idea that despite advances, women still only have four real options available to them that are demonstrated in the story arcs of the four characters in the TV show Sex and the City: To have a career, have a partner, have a baby, or express oneself in art or writing. Reese argues that trans women typically do not even have the privilege of dealing with the Sex and the City problem. The plot of Peters’ novel is organized around the exploration of a possible solution to the problem, as the three main characters, who all either are or...