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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism and gender discrimination.
How does the novel’s multigenerational scope comment on the realities of diasporic experience?
How might you use the novel to comment on the debate surrounding private and public property, particularly on colonized land?
In what ways does Liam’s assimilation into the Church mirror or ironically contrast with Tomás’s initial collaboration with the British Ordnance Survey?



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