The Fat Woman Next Dorr is Pregnant

The division on the text, the lack of chapters, creates an interesting flow to the novel. Each section appears to build or interact with the other—each a clip or picture of events in the town. With all this at hand, each clip finishes the story before in an indirect way. An example of this, the cat’s reaction to the difference in Marie-Sylvia’s behavior after he has ran away for three days. Additionally, the story appears to build in a way that allows the author to see all points of views rather than a select few or just one main character. The novel appears more interested in characters’ actions; building each character through what they do, not what surrounds them.
Each section of the novel builds, or is told in a manner that could exist as, an individual letter or moment separate of the rest of the novel. It is almost as if each section creates an interesting overlapping that at times does not relate but is there for some context or idea—such as the women knitting in the first section of the book. The women (although they appear later) are a mysterious group. I have struggling in understanding where/how they play a role. Additionally, the women do not appear interested in the world around them; rather their sole existence is there for the children. I find it rather odd that someone would make socks for a baby they do not know (but it could also be the day and age we live in).
Finally, I am interested in finding out why the cat is named after a hated man from Canada.