What is the effect of their absence on women of guerrero

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Thought Problems: Jennifer Clement's Prayers for the Stolen

1. Prayers for the Stolen concerns a young girl who grows up during the drug wars in Mexico, on a remote mountaintop in Guerrero notorious for trafficking in girls. What was your exposure to these issues prior to reading this novel, and what did you learn? To what extent are you able to relate to Ladydi's (and the other girls') experiences?

2. We meet Ladydi's father only through memories and references--never in real life. Rita believes her husband will return, while Ladydi thinks her father has abandoned them for good. What motivates or explains these divergent views? Why are husbands and fathers so absent from Guerrero, and what is the effect of their absence on the women of Guerrero?

3. Running throughout Prayers for the Stolen is a running commentary on the violence done to nature and innocent life through poisoning and killing, from the way Paula gets drenched in Paraquat to the murder of wild animals to the chemicals used in the prison where Ladydi is held. What is the impact of this commentary on the overall impact and meaning of the novel?

4. When Ladydi meets Julio, her first love, she's living in the house of the wealthy Domingos in Acapulco. They never return because the entire family is murdered. What was your reaction to the relationship between Ladydi and Julio? What does it reveal about the gendered dynamics between men and women in Mexico as depicted in this novel?

5. Ladydi was named for Princess Diana. To what extent does her name, and where it comes from via her mother Rita, influence Ladydi's view of herself and how others (including you as a reader) perceive her?

6. Paula, a girl who is even prettier than Jennifer Lopez, drifts in and out of the story from the beginning to the end of Prayers for the Stolen. Discuss the various phases of the story of Paula from the beginning to the end of the book, and Paula's impact on the meaning of the story in relation to Ladydi.

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