The document summarizes and analyzes portions of the novel "Upstate" by Kalisha Buckhanon. It discusses how the novel is told through letters between two lovers, Antonio and Natasha, as Antonio is imprisoned for murder. It explores how their long-distance relationship is tested by the challenges of Antonio's incarceration. The document also analyzes a painting called "Faust and Gretchen" and a Bruno Mars song that reflect themes from the novel of losing interest in a relationship due to physical separation.