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Preface:
Summary
This one paragraph summarizes one of Susie Salmon's memories of time spent with her father: him turning a snow globe that had a penguin in it.
Analysis
Though readers don't know it on first reading, as the novel progresses this image becomes a metaphor for Susie's life: her world is turned upside down by forces larger than herself, and she is trapped in a perfect world (heaven), but still upset.
Chapter 1:
Summary
Susie Salmon is narrating the story of her own murder from beyond the grave. She...
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