Fangirl

Fangirl’s main character is an identical twin. What does making Cath an identical twin enable Rowell to do that would not be possible if Cath were an only child or if Wren were not her twin? What thematic or symbolic role does twinship play in the story?

Each chapter ends with an excerpt from either a canon Simon Snow book or one of Cath’s Simon Snow fanfictions. What is the function of these excerpts? How do they complement the main narrative?

Write an essay about how Cath’s relationship with her fanfiction changes through the course of the novel. What changes about the role of fandom in Cath’s life, and what do those changes suggest about what the novel sees as the ideal relationship between fandom communities and real-life communities and/or fanfiction and original fiction?