Heart of Glass
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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death and emotional abuse.
How does the novel explore masculine privilege through the characters of Daniel Hawksfield and Jordan Lennox? To what extent do the female characters’ actions counterbalance this exploitative power?
Considering Barb Bonifacio and Cole Lennox as foils, what does the novel argue about the effectiveness of confronting versus escaping trauma as long-term survival strategies? Does the novel’s resolution endorse the final choices of Barb and Cole as genuine healing or as more effective strategies for managing inescapable trauma?
How does the partnership between Owen Stark and Alice Chu use subversive gender roles to explore the nature of evil?
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