35 pages 1 hour read

Elizabeth Strout

My Name is Lucy Barton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

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My Name is Lucy Barton contains a novel within a novel. Discuss the impact of this structure. How does this choice relate to the greater themes of the novel? 

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New York City plays a prominent role in the novel. Analyze the significance of this choice in setting and how it enhances the novel’s greater meaning.

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New York City plays a prominent role in the novel. Analyze the significance of this choice in setting and how it enhances the novel’s greater meaning.

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