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Reading NW, I found myself wanting to know more about the more minor characters. I was curious about the background of the Felix/Annie relationship, and why exactly Annie could still have such a strong pull on Felix to the point that even though he was completely in love with his girlfriend, he would have sex with Annie on the roof. Even more, I wanted to know how Annie got to living in the state that she was, drinking and smoking and doing drugs constantly.

Anyway, most of that can't really be answered in class, or by anyone other than Zadie Smith herself. So I suppose what I would like to look at and figure out is what we do see of Felix and Annie's relationship. How they treat each other, etc.