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Lara Ramsey
In this essay, Lara Ramsey argues that The Lovely Bones redefines the classic coming-of-age story, whereas growth and change occur throughout life and death, not simply from childhood to adulthood.
Set in 1970s suburbia, Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones tells the story of fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon’s abduction, rape, and murder. Uniquely, past and present events surrounding Susie’s death are narrated by Susie herself, as she sits watching Earth from a gazebo in heaven. Although this approach may seem an odd choice,...
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