Plot and Events
At age seventeen, Arthur leaves Delano Island to attend this university.
What is the University of Toronto?
This struggling artist is Miranda’s boyfriend before Arthur.
Who is Pablo?
This physicist is the main hero of Miranda’s graphic novel.
Who is Dr. Eleven?
This object worn by Arthur gives the section its title.
What is a crown?
This character gave Kirsten the Station Eleven comics.
Who is Arthur Leander?
Miranda fills one of her two suitcases with these when she leaves Pablo.
What are her art supplies?
This longtime friend of Arthur attends the Hollywood anniversary dinner.
Who is Clark Thompson?
The people of the Undersea want to return to Earth mainly so they can experience this again.
What is sunlight?
Near Miranda’s pool, one moon is real and the other is actually this.
What is a crescent-moon lamp?
Clark works in this field, helping repair “faulty executives.”
What is management consulting / organizational psychology?
During the anniversary dinner, Miranda realizes this is happening between Arthur and Elizabeth.
What is an affair?
Miranda prefers Neptune Logistics because it gives her this feeling that home with Pablo does not.
What is calm and order?
Although Dr. Eleven resembles Pablo physically, these traits make him very different from Pablo.
What are bravery, confidence, and self-control?
The Undersea’s desire to return home can symbolize this feeling in Miranda.
What is the desire to escape and belong somewhere else?
Miranda says she feels “marooned on a strange planet” because she feels this way in Hollywood.
What is isolated and out of place?
This realization pushes Miranda toward leaving Hollywood.
What is that her marriage is over and Hollywood never truly felt like her life?
Pablo calls Miranda’s office line instead of her cell mainly for this reason.
What is to check that she is really at work?
Miranda continues working on her comic even if nobody sees it because it gives her this.
What are happiness and peace?
The camera flash hiding Miranda’s bruise develops this major theme.
What is appearance versus reality?
When Pablo says Miranda is “always half on Station Eleven,” he means she often does this.
What is mentally escape into her art?
Unlike leaving Pablo, leaving Arthur eventually leads Miranda toward this.
What is independence?
During their later dinner, Clark realizes Arthur is doing this instead of simply talking normally with him.
What is performing for an audience?
Miranda unconsciously places parts of her real life into the comic, including this pet.
Who is Luli?
Miranda’s thought “I prefer you with a crown” suggests she is attracted to this version of Arthur.
What is his idealized or glamorous image?
The Undersea “waiting for their lives to begin” parallels Miranda because she repeatedly feels this way.
What is trapped in a life she wants to escape?