Discuss how the novel parallels the work of a photographer with the work of a poet. Analyze moments when Rash as poet/photographer offers powerful images to enhance his narrative and create depths to his characters and his themes. 

Analyze the effects and the impact of a first-person female narrator created by a male author. Does it matter? Does the formal technique of crossing gender to tell the story work with the narrative’s larger themes? Would a male narrator have the same impact?

Discuss the novel’s different interpretations of the concept of resurrection.