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“Rabbit Hole” and “Alicia & Plum”

· NOTE: The following edition of the book was used to create this lesson plan: Walker, Sarai. Dietland. 2015. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Mariner Books, Print.

· The narrative of Dietland comes from the first-person perspective of protagonist Alicia “Plum” Kettle, a 20-something ghostwriter who struggles with insecurity about her obesity and self-image.

· The reader does not learn Plum’s name until midway through the first section “Rabbit Hole.”

· As this section opens, the as-yet-unnamed narrator describes encountering a woman that appeared to be following her.

· The young woman with long dark hair, black eye makeup, and colorful tights first appeared to Plum when she was at the café where she went daily to write for the editor of Daisy Chain teen magazine.

· An example of foreshadowing is seen when Plum notes that she would come to see the young woman’s face across newspapers later in...

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