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1. In Book One: Chapter 1, "Are You Poor?," how does Natsu gauge someone's past poverty based on the number of windows they had in their childhood home? What is the significance of this observation?

Natsu believes that the number of windows in someone's childhood home can reveal their past poverty. If someone had few or no windows, it indicates that they lived in cramped, small spaces with limited resources. The absence of a garden view or large windows is significant because it implies that they lacked access to better living conditions and comforts associated with higher socioeconomic status.

2. In Book One: Chapter 1, "Are You Poor?," how does Natsu describe her current life in Tokyo? What aspects of her life and career contribute to her feelings of stagnation and isolation?

Natsu describes her life in Tokyo as stagnant and isolated. Despite her passion for writing and blogging, she feels unrecognized, as her work remains largely unread and unpublished. Working a full-time job for minimal pay and lacking a solid readership or social connections lead to a sense of being stuck in the same apartment with little progress over the past ten years. Her writing aspirations and dreams for the future have yet to materialize, contributing to her feelings of frustration and uncertainty about her prospects.

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