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Choose one of the characters and explore how their emotional or physical isolation affects their actions and their mental state.

One of the text’s central themes is The Construction of Truth to Confirm Beliefs. How do Stephen, Nancy, and Robert’s reactions to Jonathan’s photos expose their existing views about Catherine?

The text alternates between Catherine’s third-person narration and Stephen’s first-person narration. Is either perspective more reliable than the other? How are key pieces of information about the text’s mystery concealed within each narration style?

Why does Catherine conceal the rape and its aftermath? How does Catherine’s secret about her sexual assault and Jonathan’s death affect her relationships with her son and husband?

How does the text compare seeking accountability and vengeance? What pushes Stephen to cross this boundary? How does Stephen’s death by suicide fit into his understanding of justice?

Explore how Stephen appropriates Nancy’s voice and personality in his quest for revenge. How does his thirst for Catherine’s suffering warp Nancy’s image and her original intentions for her manuscript?

Disclaimer is part of the psychological thriller genre. What genre tropes and techniques does Renée Knight employ? How does she subvert them?

Compare and contrast Stephen and Catherine’s research into one another. How do they accomplish this, and what do their methods reveal about their characters?