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Mary Beth KeaneAsk Again, Yes
Mary Beth KeaneFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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The novel explores the implications of history and the need to confront the past honestly and openly. Compare and contrast two characters whose approach to history is radically different. What is the value of confronting the past? Or is denial a better strategy?
Examine the shooting of Francis Gleeson in Part 1. How does sharing the narrative from multiple perspectives enrich the storytelling? What is gained—or lost—by compelling the reader to piece together what happened from a variety of accounts over more than 100 pages?
Research Molly Bloom’s soliloquy from James Joyce’s masterwork Ulysses. How does that literary allusion shape your interpretation of Keane’s closing section?
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