The word still sounds weird and wrong. Too white, too structured, too foreign; something I can't claim."
-- Narrator (Preface)

Importance: As Juliet writes to Harlowe to implore her to let Juliet be her intern, she talks about what she knows about feminism. Even before knowing Harlowe, Juliet wonders if Harlowe's version of feminism has space in it for her as a brown person. She talks about a broader idea of what feminism means, and looks to Harlowe to mentor her in a way that will let her explore that.

My family was my world and my mom was my gravitational pull that kept me stuck to the Earth."
-- Narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: Juliet is anxious thinking about coming out to her family the day that she is leaving She feels resolute in her sexual orientation, but is nervous about how her family will react. She wonders what it would feel like if her mother rejected her, if...