Bone | Literary Qualities
Readers are sometimes confused by the opening of Bone, in which New York and San Francisco are jumbled together and what was going to happen to the main characters is stated in the first chapter. Bone begins at the end and works its way back through Lei's memories and the history of Chinatown to arrive at an understanding of the main events. Understanding does not necessarily mean explanation, for the exact reasons for Ona's jumping to her death are never made plain, although there are several inferences to be made from her tortured love life. However, the structure...
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