How does Hilderbrand’s multi-perspective narrative structure mirror the Steele family’s fragmented relationships and shape the novel’s thematic engagement with Redefining Family in the Wake of Tragedy?

Analyze how the novel explores dishonesty as an inherited trait by examining the ways Baker’s and Cash’s secrets reflect, challenge, or diverge from their father’s central betrayal. Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.

How does Hilderbrand’s depiction of St. John as a pre-hurricane “paradise” function as a thematic counterpoint that heightens the novel’s exploration of Paradise as a Façade Versus an Emotional Reality?