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Why does Jean decide to keep the true events of Margaret’s conception from the Tilburys?
Chambers explores different types of womanhood throughout the novel, including “unofficial aunts” and caretakers. How do the characters embody different identities? How do these roles conflict?
Does Jean support other women in this novel? Why or why not? How does this novel complicate this notion?
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