26 pages 52 minutes read

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2007

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Names play an important role in “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.” What is the purpose of the characters’ names in the story?

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Vic tells Enn that he needs to talk to the girls, and also that he needs to listen. How do talking and listening to the girls create different effects for both Vic and Enn?

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When Triolet whispers her poem to Enn, how is he changed?

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