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Just as Long as We’re Together (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

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Tensions within Just as Long as We’re Together come from two sources: the separation between Stephanie Hirsch's parents and that between Stephanie and her best friend, Rachel Robinson. The main theme of the novel revolves around the awkwardness of identifying oneself with and within relationships, both marital and sororal.

Though the story is told dominantly from Stephanie's perspective, she often plays a supporting role within the story's subplots: the surprise and awkwardness surrounding her parents’ separation; the welcome intrusion of Alison, a Vietnamese adoptee...

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