The novel's last pages provide an account of the others who went on the rafting trip. How do these women figure into the friendship between the four girls on the cruise and Baby? In which ways are the blurbs a typical "where are they now"? How are they unconventional in form, style and tone? Why do you think Lee Smith uses them to close the book?
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I Think I May Have A Screw Loose
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I saw my podiatrist yesterday. One part of my foot is still hurting (it's
been almost two months since the surgery). He thinks it may be one of the
screws ...
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I especially enjoyed the one that was an obituary. I liked how the realism of what is really important in life was interjected into it.
I hated this part, I thought it was so depressing, almost all the girls had very fulfilling lives. It was like saying that no matter what choices you make in life you are doomed to be miserable just cause you are a girl. Aren't there some women out there who are happy and fulfilled and not lonely?
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