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The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee Summary Study Guide

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Women can identify children by their warts. Margaret takes pictures of her kids warts so if they are stolen she can identify them by their warts. Warts are very distinctive marks.

 

For women, showing solidarity with each other is more important than being cuckolded, or losing a child. Hilary and Margaret forgive Mercy at the end. Why? Because they are all womyn, and solidarity among womyn is more important than petty things like losing a child or adultery.

 

Ultrasounds are very sexual. When Mercy gets an ultrasound she repeatedly refers to it as having a dildo put up her v_gina. To her it is very sexual.

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Some women are incredibly slutty. Mercy is incredibly slutty, having sex with a lot of guys. She even has sex with one guy (Charlie) while she is pregnant with the baby of another (David).

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