The Unhoneymooners

What is the role of absurd and comedic situations in the text, both for moving the plot forward and bringing Olive and Ethan together?

How does learning that Ethan has never disliked Olive and always been drawn to her change your reading of their early scenes together?

How does Olive and Ethan’s banter establish that despite their claim to be enemies, they are in fact well-matched and have things in common?

How does travel immediately bring Olive and Ethan to new realizations about each other they would not have otherwise achieved?

How does the fake dating trope make Olive and Ethan more open and honest with one another, despite their public charade?

Consider the character of Sophie. How does she introduce both comedy and character growth into the text?

In what way do their respective “grand gestures” demonstrate Ami and Ethan’s regard for Olive and love for her?

How do questions of morality, honesty, and character function in the novel as a means to bring Olive and Ethan together while also introducing conflict into their relationship?