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The narrator remains anonymous throughout the novel. Despite the first-person narrative structure, the reader is unaware of the narrator’s gender or age. What impact does this ambiguity have upon the story? Why might the author have chosen this approach?
What gender might you assign to the narrator? Cite specific instances in the text that support your thesis. Does assigning a gender to the narrator change how you read the story in any way?
Is the narrator reliable? Support your position with evidence from the novel.
By Jeanette Winterson
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