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Samantha Hunt Reads Yiyun Li

The New Yorker: Fiction

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Themes of Duty, Love, and Care in Marriage and Mothering

The speakers explore the concepts of duty and love in the context of marriage, mothering, and caretaking. They discuss the protagonist's struggle with feeling love and question its presence in her life. The chapter also considers the potential for the protagonist to steal the baby and the idea that no one would care if she did.

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