Middlesex Homework Help

How does Cal's family background affect they way he feels about himself after he realizes he wants to be a male in Middlesex?

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In Middlesex, does Dr. Philobosian still live with Lefty, Jimmy, Lina and Desdemona?

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What role do history and memory play in regard to the theme of identity in Middlesex?

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What is a good title for the third part of middlesex? and why is it a good title?Please provide evidence from the novel in your anwser it is...

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What are other examples in Middlessex of self-reflexitivity?

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What does Cal’s story tell us about the relationship between biological sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation?Does he say that there...

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What are examples of imagery in the novel Middlesex?

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What is the point of view in the novel Middlesex? Why does Eugenides use this point of view?

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No answer for my question yet? what happened to all the contributors?what is the relationship between point of view and identity in middlesex?...

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is there any literary devices connected with identity?

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what is the idea of journey in Middlesex both geographical and metaphorical ones?

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what are the motif of wheels, circles in middlesex?

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what is the relationship between point of view and identity in middlesex?

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what happens with cals secretie: how did it effect julie and other characters

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How does Cal resemble Greek Mythology in Middlesex?He says that he uses the word "Hermaphrodite" only because he refers to Greek Mythology.

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Does Callie illustrate all the emotional problems that a person in real life would have in Middlesex?The author did not interview or meet...

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How does Eugenides make Dr. Luce a sympathic character in Middlesex?Eugenides could have made Dr. Luce into a villain, but he chose instead to...

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What are the main events in the plot of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides?This is for my AP English class.

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Discuss assimilation and cultural pluralism in Middlesex.  How do they help influence and shape Cal's identity?Assimilation and cultural...

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Does anyone know what books are related to "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides? and Why?Does anyone know what books are related to "Middlesex" by...

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Would you recommend the book "Middlesex" to other people? Why or Why not?Would you recommend the book "Middlesex" to other people? Why or Why...

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What are some conflicts and main conflict in the novel Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides?

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Why does Calliope refer to Jimmy Zizmo as her grandfather

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Please explain the image depicted on the cover of "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides in relation to the story.The cover to which I am referring...

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What was the title "Middlesex" named for?

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In Middlesex, when do Lina and Jimmy get married?

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What happened to Desdemona in "Middlesex"? Why did she take to her bed for 10 years after Lefty died?

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In Middlesex, is Baker and Inglis where Milton sends Cal to keep from busing?

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What is the meaning of the sentence "The Mulberry tree had no leaves" in the last paragraph of Middlesex? 

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In Middlesex, is Cal's brother referred to as "Chapter 11"? Does he have another name?

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