Calliope middlesex5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() To become a male, Callie peregrinates across the United States and becomes a midwife of her new life by teaching herself to forget what she has learned as a female. At 14 years old, Callie experiences a second birth to come to be Cal. Succeeding the Great Fire of Smyrna, Lefty and Desdemona must start life once more. Although at the end of the book, it seems that Cal has yet to become totally comfortable with who he is and his physical differences, the reader is left with the feeling that he is on the path to self-acceptance. Ultimately, we all have to learn to accept ourselves as we are. Despite being a hermaphrodite, all adolescents feel abnormal and monster-like at some point while growing up. Believe it or not, this story is very relatable. Cal's story is one of coming of age, of learning about himself, and going through the stages of life: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. ![]()
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