What is one theme related to queer identity in the collection? Use at least three stories and their literary elements in your discussion.

Choose three stories and identify the protagonists and their foils in each story. Identify the major internal change that each protagonist makes in the stories and how the foil causes them to make that change.

Two stories in the text—“Out of the Silence” and “Gravity”—are written using the second person perspective. Discuss the way that this narrative choice impacts the text. Consider the themes, characterization, and conflicts in each.