How does Reeda's abortion business affect her son?

How is Riley's teaching methodology useful to his apprentice and how is it counter-productive?

What is the function of the quicksand incident in establishing Cy's personality?

Why is Grace so protective of her past?

What is Riley's fatal flaw?

What is Maximus' function in the story?

What causes the decline of Coney Island? What is its fatal flaw?

How do the apprenticeships of Cy and Nina compare?

How does Nina complete the picture of Cy's personality?

Is tattooing a noble art form?