Throughout “The Midnight Library,” Nora is not fully integrated in…

Question Answered step-by-step Throughout “The Midnight Library,” Nora is not fully integrated in… Throughout “The Midnight Library,” Nora is not fully integrated in the lives she assumes, that is, she retains not only an “outsider’s perspective,” but also something that could be called an “imposter’s syndrome.”  We can see this in a few quotes that I’ve selected here, but you may have found many others.From the life in which she married Dan: “Yes, Nora said, feeling like a spy about to have her cover blown” (46).From her successful Olympian/business woman life: ” As she began to watch it, Nora felt as though she was watching someone else.” (93).From her Glaciologist life: “Nora took all this in. Ingrid was clearly telling this to someone she thought she knew reasonably well, and yet Nora was a stranger. It felt odd. Wrong. This must be the hardest bit about being a spy.”Mrs. Elm says often in the book that the only way to learn is to live (67).  This could be advice to Nora to just experience the alternate lives without overthinking them. This could also apply to her “root” life too. Please reply to these questions.  Dedicate a full paragraph to both.  1. What do you think is the main purpose for Nora to “try on” other lives? For example, is the main purpose to undo regrets? Is it, as Mrs. Elm stated, to find a place “to land” before her “root” self dies? Whatever you come up with is valid, just explain your response.2. How might retaining an “outsider’s perspective” in these alternate lives help connect Nora more deeply to her “root self”? Whatever you come up with is valid, just explain your response. Arts & Humanities English English Literature ENG 2 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)