Art and gallery culture appears as a motif in the novel. How does it relate to Perfection’s tone and themes?

Although Anna and Tom are expatriates, they identify with the migrants/refugees in the book only because of social media-influenced outrage about the crisis, not through the experience of migration. How does the novel explore the problem of privilege and belonging?

Latronico connects a human need to feel special and assert individuality with a similar need of companies for unique branding. How does the novel examine the nature of human commodification, in terms of both self-image and experiences?

The novel includes intertextuality with other works of literature, such as Georges Perec’s 1965 novel, Things: A Story of the Sixties, and pieces of art. How does this affect the novels’ tone and themes?

There are no physical descriptions of Anna and Tom, but extensive physical details about locations and other visual details. How does this imagery help to build setting or function as an extension of characterization?

Examine the significance of the novel’s title, Perfection. How do Anna and Tom’s experiences interrogate, and subvert, the idea of achieving perfection?

Anna and Tom often feel inferior to or superior to others in the novel. How does the novel explore the problems of competition and social climbing in modern middle-class/upper-middle class life?

How is time represented in the novel? How does time shape Tom and Anna’s lives in different ways?