Quicksand

A) In chapter 15 of Quicksand the narrator asks, “What was the matter with her? Was there, without her knowing it, some peculiar lack in her? . . . Why couldn’t she be happy, content, somewhere?” Answer the narrator’s question, drawing your evidence from throughout the novel. Is Helga's dilemma primarily the result of external, environmental forces, or are the inhibiting forces internal, perhaps biological or psychological? Why can’t Helga be happy?
B) Other than Helga, who is the novel's most significant and complexly rendered character? Explain.
Support your answers with illustrative quotes from the novel.

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