Considering the contrasting strategies and actions of various Falodun women, analyze the novel’s argument about the effectiveness and limitations of female agency within a patriarchal society.

Trace the evolving symbolism of water throughout the novel. Analyze the ultimate significance of water as both a site of trauma and a medium for liberation.

Select two specific instances of magical realism in the novel. How do these examples blur the lines between psychological distress and supernatural reality?

Analyze Ebun’s maternal relationship to Eniiyi. How does she attempt to protect Eniiyi from the family curse, and what is the impact of these attempts on Eniiyi’s character development?

While Monife is often seen as a victim of the curse, she also exercises significant, if flawed, agency. How does Monife fight against her fate, and why does she ultimately fail?

Evaluate the ways in which Kalu “Golden Boy” Kenosi and his son, Zubby, reflect a generational shift in masculinity and a changing approach to patriarchal expectations.

How does the Falodun family home function as a symbolic landscape that reflects the family’s psychological fractures and hidden histories?

Analyze the concepts of tragedy and guilt as shown in the novel’s distribution of blame for Monife’s death among Kalu, his mother, Ebun, and Tolu.