p6TFTB Section 3 Discussion Board by Emily Davis

Madeline

2025-03-13 16:24:01 UTC

In this section, Nao becomes a living ghost. How does this contradict or support the connotation of her name?

Artin

2025-03-13 16:24:15 UTC

Now that we see a growing obsession and fascination that Ruth faces in relation to Nao’s journal, what do you think is the significance of her original reluctance to read it?

Eva

2025-03-13 16:26:33 UTC

Does Nao's dream about her classmate with the eyepatch that eventually comes true correlate to her state as a "living ghost"?

Emma

2025-03-13 16:27:05 UTC

Nao is excited by the power she feels as a "living ghost." How will this feeling of power affect her relationships with those around her?

Maria

137474_5 — 2025-03-13 16:29:42 UTC

She wants to focus her diary on the retelling of her great grandmother's life, to what extent does she censor herself and reduce her feelings to not make herself the center of attention within her writing?

Alisha

1327014 — 2025-03-13 16:29:46 UTC

How does Nao's perception of the tea scene reflect Jiko's spiritual teachings, particularly in the way she senses Jiko's presence?

Section 3 Question Christian Smithson

2025-03-13 16:32:05 UTC

We learn more about Kayla in this chapter, and while Kayla may have seemed to like Nao in the past, Nao hints that Kayla may no longer care for her. Does this connect to what Nao thinks about Reiko? Or maybe Nao's dream?

Elena Kim

2025-03-13 16:33:48 UTC

Why is Nao so willing to embrace her "funeral" and believe in ghosts? Do you think it makes her feel special, in her own way? Or maybe that these spiritual beliefs allow her to disconnect with her grim reality?

Christina

1337502 — 2025-03-13 16:38:50 UTC

It's evident that Oliver doesn't take particular interest in the diary. But when Ruth storms off after their encounter with Muriel, Oliver smiles sheepishly at her. Does this hint at Oliver being embarrassed by Ruth's obsession with the diary and finding Nao?

Shahzad

132630_4 — 2025-03-13 16:39:38 UTC

How has the idea of a double entendre in the novel's title developed to be more apparent or telling throughout this section? What value does it add to the transitions we see between Ruth's life and Nao's diary?

Elena

2025-03-13 16:41:16 UTC

Especially with Ruth's second dream, she describes herself in a whirlwind, as the world came in to absorb her into nothing. Do you think the tsunami's destructive impact has a connection with Ruth's turmoil?

137474_5 — 2025-03-13 16:42:08 UTC

This whole section focuses so heavily on dreaming, kind of taking away from the "now" within the writing and mixing the reality with the warped dreams that Ruth and Nao are having. Is this symbolic to how Nao's life is sort of spiraling out of her control and how Ruth is becoming so heavily immersed in Nao's life and her diary?