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What is the significance of Lola giving away the money to Max's family?
Lola earned that money by sleeping with her classmate's father, using her sexuality as a way to try and empower herself and escape her circumstances. Perhaps by giving the money away to Max's family, she is acknowledging that physical escape will not be enough; rather, she will have to face her mother and their relationship in order to make peace with herself.
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Why doesn't Lola believe in the family curse?
Lola says that she doesn't believe in curses at all: there is only life, not curses. Instead, she feels that she has the freedom to decide whether or not to...
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