The Accidental Tourist | Themes
In this novel, Tyler pokes serious fun at the narrowness of characters' lives when they resist moving beyond the comfortable boundaries of home — their families or their country. Her protagonist, Macon Leary, therefore learns in the course of the novel that living fully means being open to new and different experiences.
Another theme that appears in this novel and elsewhere in Tyler's canon is the question of order — how much is necessary for a sense of control over one's life and how much is stultifying because it eliminates spontaneity. Macon, for instance, thinks his...
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