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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism, addiction, and death.
Consider the novel’s depiction of breastfeeding. How does this activity intersect with the exploration of The Performance of Motherhood and Social Status?
Detective Perez at one point comments on Whitney’s “white privilege.” What racial critique does the novel offer alongside its class critique, and how does Perez’s character facilitate it?
Analyze the novel’s use of social media as a plot device. How does its presence amplify the characters’ concerns about image?
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