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carolramirez
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What was the title "Middlesex" named for?

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Posted by carolramirez on Tuesday September 29, 2009 at 8:58 PM and tagged with middlesex, what was middlesex named for?.

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  1. ophelious
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    I assume you are referring to the book by Eugenides?

    Middlesex is the name of the road in Grosse Point that the family moves to following the race riots in Detroit.  In addition, in the context of the book, it also refers to the fact that Cal/Callie is both male and female (hence being middlesexed.)

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    Posted by ophelious on Tuesday September 29, 2009 at 9:25 PM