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Geek Love Brief Summary: Katherine Dunn's novel, Geek Love follows a family of circus "freaks." The children are all the by-products of Al & Lil Binewski’s chemical experiments that sought to provide a firm foundation both for their traveling circus as well as for their children’s long-term economic security. The novel has been descried as "grotesque," "dark," and "provocative." The story is narrated by Al and Lil's daughter Oly(mpia), a "bald albino dwarf" who tells the story from childhood (recounting the rise and fall of the family) and in her adulthood, where she follows around her “orphaned” daughter Miranda. The novel refuses pity narratives, and reveals the different type of stereotypes that surround physical and mental difference. Moreover, it seeks to deconstruct the norm/freak dichotomy. Geek Love Discussion Board Prompt: Directions: Read pages 1-104 in the novel and respond to one of the following prompts. Be sure to note which prompt you're responding to in your post. 1. A literary theme is the main idea or underlying meaning of a text. A work can have more than one theme. For this prompt, discuss one or more of the themes you have noticed in the novel thus far. Use specific examples from the novel to support your response. Be sure to include page numbers for your direct quotes. There is no minimum or maximum amount of quotes that should be used; however, you want to make sure that your points are fully developed and supported. Responses should be 1-2 fully developed paragraphs. 2. Characterization highlights and explains the details about a character in a story. Behaviors, descriptions, and thought-processes all contribute to a character's characterization. For this prompt, offer a characterization of one or more of the characters. Use specific examples from the novel to support your response. Be sure to include page numbers for your direct quotes. There is no minimum or maximum amount of quotes that should be used; however, you want to make sure that your points are fully developed and supported. Responses should be 1-2 fully developed paragraphs.