Context
Where does Celia go shortly after finding out about her dad?
The rehab center where he died
What connected Celia and her dad during Celia's childhood?
Their love for space. Her father taught and introduced space to her during her childhood.
What happened to Celia's mother?
She abandoned her and and her when she was a baby
Was Celia an outgoing kid?
No she was described as a loner, like her dad.
Where does "Something Like Joy" originally take place?
The Canadian Rockies
What is "the black hole" in Celia's dad a metaphor of?
What is the name of the lady in the red-dahlia bathing suit?
Ruth
What tangible thing was Celia originally in search of when she visited the rehab center?
A photograph of her father
What color was the planet that Celia's dad gave to her?
Red
What does Celia do in her father's old rehab room?
She examines the room, opens the drawers, and notices the lack of photographs
Describe the relationship between Celia and her dad from a young age
While Celia was growing up her dad had crippling depression and was never a stable reliable parent. She often took care of herself and had to deal with her dad's whirlwind of emotions.
What did Celia's father do for a living?
He was an astrophysicist
What object does Celia bring to the rehab center?
A typewriter
Does Celia stay in contact with her father after they part their ways? What happens?
He wrote her and sometimes she would reply. She called him on the phone, but he stopped picking up.
What did Celia feel after she jumped in the lake?
Hint: A phrase that you have seen a lot in this presentation
Something Like Joy
Does Celia get help from anyone after her and her dad separate
Yes. She see's a therapist
Where was Ruth's olympian past lover from?
What does Celia do after she jumps in the water and experiences a new perspective and outlook on her father. (Hint: it is an action that the author repeatedly states)
What wisdom about memories/life does Ruth share with Celia
She describes how she is content with her memories and what has happened in the past and "every time she goes back to try and fill in the dots she is there again and she live it again."
What was the relationship between Ruth and Celia's father?
They lived across the hall from each other, and were "friends of some sort"
She "returned to a note" that said he was dead.