This is common, both the argument and the way I'm forgotten in it.
-- Chloé Cooper Jones (Prologue)

Importance: The author opens her memoir with an emotionally arresting scene. While out at a bar with friends, Chloé becomes the subject of Jay and Colin's debate. The thesis of the debate is that Chloé's life is worthless because of her disability. Rather than rebutting what Colin in particular is arguing, Chloé retreats. This is because Chloé has grown accustomed to being marginalized and alienated due to her physical atypicalities. The moment marks the inciting event of the memoir, and inspires the author's explorations regarding alienation, exclusion, and detachment.

Where do you go to escape reality?
-- Chloé Cooper Jones's Father (chapter 1)

Importance: Shortly prior to her Italy trip, Chloé receives a letter from her father. She has not seen him in roughly a decade. Although the letter challenges Chloé emotionally, it also reminds her how similar she and her father are. This question...