The Book as a Whole: Metamorphosis

[Stephanie]

The dust jacket for Rise and Shine shows a beautiful butterfly, a symbol of metamorphosis. How does the concept of change apply to the characters in the novel? Consider, especially, Meghan and Bridget, Evan, Leo, Irving, Tequila, and Princess Margaret. Have you undergone similar changes in your own life? How did your opinion of the Fitzmaurice sisters, and your assessment of their relative strengths and weaknesses, evolve over the course of the novel? In the last few pages of the novel, Quindlen writes, "Does someone have to break so someone else can be whole?" (p. 268). Who in Rise and Shine breaks, and who has been made whole? Is there more than one way to think about this question?

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