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Unmissing
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Content Warning: This section references physical abuse, emotional abuse, and graphic violence.
How does Kent’s dual first-person narrative in Unmissing force the reader to arbitrate between Merritt’s curated reasonableness and Lydia’s defensiveness and drive? How does this complicate the traditions of single-protagonist narratives and narrative reliability?
How does Merritt subvert women’s traditional roles in the thriller genre? How does her role as a hidden antagonist critique society’s assumptions about women and motherhood?
Examine how the novel uses the language and imagery of confinement to define its central characters. Beyond Lydia’s physical imprisonment, how are Merritt and Luca trapped by their own deceptions, ambitions, and financial precarity?
