Why did Reid “love knowing” that she had, in the words of the interviewer, “done her job”?

Discussion 1
In an interview on the podcast Reading Women, Kiley Reid tells a story about the sort of reactions Such a Fun Age has received:
Reid: I did have a friend text me that she was getting her nails done at a salon in Tribeca and a few women were talking about my book. And two of them had gotten an argument over whether Alix Chamberlain was a good or bad person. They started screaming at each other, and they were asked to leave the salon. And on the way out, one of them shoved the other one! So. I do not want this book to cause violence, but that’s a pretty great, strong reaction.
Interviewer: You’re like, “I guess I did my job then.”
Reid: Yes, I did love knowing that. Exactly.
Focusing only on the novel from Chapter 23 to the end, answer these question:
Being as specific as possible, what aspects of the novel do you think the women were arguing about? Why do think this argument got so intense?
Minimum length: 200 words.

Discussion 2
In an interview on the podcast Reading Women, Kiley Reid tells a story about the sort of reactions Such a Fun Age has received:
Reid: I did have a friend text me that she was getting her nails done at a salon in Tribeca and a few women were talking about my book. And two of them had gotten an argument over whether Alix Chamberlain was a good or bad person. They started screaming at each other, and they were asked to leave the salon. And on the way out, one of them shoved the other one! So. I do not want this book to cause violence, but that’s a pretty great, strong reaction.
Interviewer: You’re like, “I guess I did my job then.”
Reid: Yes, I did love knowing that. Exactly.
Focusing only on the novel from Chapter 23 to the end, answer these question:
Why did Reid “love knowing” that she had, in the words of the interviewer, “done her job”?
Minimum length: 200 words.

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