How would Fledgling be different if Shori had an adult woman’s body instead of a child’s? How are physical and emotional intimacy entwined in the novel? How does Shori’s physicality affect her worldview and/or our understanding of her?

The novel was written shortly before Octavia E. Butler’s death. If it had expanded into a series, where do you think Shori’s story would have led her?

Consider the pros and cons of being an Ina or human in the Ina-symbiont relationship. Which would you rather be? Why? Who do you connect with the most in the novel?