Is one more successful than the other? What are the values involved in each woman's approach? Discuss the different ways the two women try to change society's expectations for women. The limits of acceptable behavior for women were rapidly changing in the 1920s, and both Cora Carlisle and Louise Brooks, in their own ways, push against these boundaries.How much do you think Cora actually embraces New York? When she returns to Wichita, what does she bring back with her from New York? What parts of her stayed true to Wichita all along? When Cora arrives in New York, the city is worlds away from her life in Wichita.Are they really so dissimilar? What does Cora learn from Louise? Do you think Louise learns anything from Cora? When we first meet Louise Brooks, she seems to be the complete opposite of Cora, but the two women form an unlikely bond anyway. What do we learn about Cora in this scene? What does it tell us about her and the world she lives in? Why does Laura Moriarty, the author, choose to open the novel this way? Why do you think she waits to introduce us to Brooks?
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