Allusions - pages 162-208

Try to incorporate the analysis of (some of) these allusions into your interpretation of the selected part in order to enrich / deepen your interpretation:

1. "For the longest time I wanted to be Malcolm X's private assistant." (Kiki to Carlene, p. 172)
2. Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (p. 173-4)

3. Maitresse Erzulie (p. 174-5) Discuss the symbolical meaning of the painting. Relate Carlene' s words to Kiki's identity problem.