What role does the snowstorm play in the internal and social dramas of Lucia, Richard, and Evelyn’s lives? How does the snowstorm shape their respective journeys?

Told in three alternating perspectives in close third person point of view, the similarities as well as the sharp distinctions between Lucia, Richard, and Evelyn’s stories begin to emerge as the narrative progresses. How does this narrative format allow for their stories of immigration to compare?

While Mr. Leroy is a human antagonist in the novel, what are some social and political systems that also act as antagonists (i.e. racism, sexism, xenophobia, militarism, etc.)? How do Lucia, Richard, and Evelyn contend with these larger forces in their everyday lives?