Does It Hurt?

The novel begins with Sawyer in the airport being seen by a family member. What is the significance of this beginning? Why is it important to the novel that Sawyer travels to a country that could extradite her, and how does the threat of extradition inform Sawyer’s struggle to survive?

Sawyer acknowledges that Enzo is not the type of man she usually targets, but she proceeds to steal his information anyway. How do Sawyer’s feelings about Enzo in their first meeting inform her feelings for Enzo later in the novel? How does Enzo prove to be different from the other men Sawyer steals from?

Enzo’s research on sharks involves a myriad of symbolism involving the ocean, love, fear, and freedom. Describe how the qualities of the ocean are similar to or different from the qualities of Enzo and Sawyer’s characters. How does this comparison develop over the novel? Use examples from the text.