The Pen-pal relationship as invisible friend or consciousness
The reader learns the inner thoughts of Florence when she writes. The narrative switches to her voice and consciousness.
[Thoughts that came up while listening to Lolita at lunch]
Where is the devious component to the story? Does Florence meet someone who’s letters can be read by an adult as socially deviant? Creepy?
How does the mechanism of the asynchronous and seemingly anonymous communication affect or alter her personality?
How does her nearsightedness strengthen her desire to write and escape into the world of her pen-pal letters?