- What do you think the broader meaning of this story is?
- What do you think the shadowy figure represents?
- Do you think the story is a reflection on societal expectations regarding body image?
- Do you think it is ok not to be ok with how your body looks?
- Is the daughter’s disapproval of the story rooted in genuine concern for her mother or could it be seen as judgemental or dismissive?
- Do you think she was judged because she wanted to look different or because of the surgery itself?
- Could the narrator’s surgery be seen as an act of empowerment rather than self destruction?
- Do you think the narrator’s daughter would have had a different reaction to the surgery had she looked according to the beauty standard?
- Why does the figure remain silent, what do you think that says about the main characters struggle?
- If the figure represents what the character has lost then did the narrator truly change or is she still trapped in her insecurities?
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