The Husband is a resting place. He is a chair.
-- Narrator (Los Angeles)

Importance: The narrator in "Los Angeles" lives with her husband, her two children, and her 100 ex-boyfriends. Although she is married, she spends little time with the Husband. In this moment, the narrator's descriptions of the Husband reveal the true nature of her regard for him. The narrator sees the Husband as an object. She sees him as a form of nominal stability, upon which she can rely when the boyfriends are not around, or when she feels ungrounded from reality. The couple's relationship is devoid of feeling and depth. These lines contribute to the author's explorations concerning intimacy, and the ways in which each relationship carries its own weight and implications.

But as soon as I began 'owning' it publicly, my identity became flattened into this fixed thing.
-- Narrator (Oranges)

Importance: Throughout "Oranges," the narrator is attempting to understand and to navigate her lingering...