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What is the narrative significance of mirrors as leaks?
Strong answers will mention that Trout perceives mirrors are leaks between universes and that the narrator, who is wearing mirrored sunglasses, could be interpreted as literally using leaks to enter and exit his own novel. The characters in the novel are both aware and not aware, Trout being the most aware one, and they travel through their imaginary world because the narrator writes it so; he is a mirror for all the characters, but he is also a leak in the universe of the book.
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What is the symbolic function of the apple, both in the novel and more broadly?
Strong answers will discuss the apple as a symbol...
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