We Were the Mulvaneys |
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| Author:
| Fisher, Barbara
SparkNotes Staff, |
| Series title: | Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58663-856-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $4.95 |
Book Description:
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In We Were the Mulvaneys, Joyce Carol Oates--one of the great figures in modern American fiction--explores a crisis in the life of a seemingly perfect American family...and the devastating consequences that follow. Get the most out of this enthralling novel with the help of this informative, illuminating Reader's Companion:
- Why do Marianne's parents banish her after she's raped?
- What have the Mulvaneys lost at the end of the novel? What...
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In We Were the Mulvaneys, Joyce Carol Oates--one of the great figures in modern American fiction--explores a crisis in the life of a seemingly perfect American family...and the devastating consequences that follow. Get the most out of this enthralling novel with the help of this informative, illuminating Reader's Companion:
- Why do Marianne's parents banish her after she's raped?
- What have the Mulvaneys lost at the end of the novel? What have they gained?
- Why does Joyce Carol Oates consider We Were the Mulvaneys the novel closest to her heart?