How It Feels To Float

First-person narration introduces questions about reliability, as in The Great Gatsby, Biz’s favorite novel. Is Biz a reliable narrator? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your response.

Two mental health professionals feature in the novel: Bridgit, Biz’s clinical psychologist, and Max, Biz’s psychiatrist. In what ways do these individuals help and/or harm Biz?

Read The Bell Jar and compare and contrast Esther Greenwood and Biz. In what ways are the characters and their situations similar? In what ways are they different?