Private Lies | Topics for Further Study
Read about the economy of the United States between the years 1975 and 1985. What happened during this period? How does this economic picture affect the characters of ‘‘Private Lies’’ as well as the characters of Mason’s other short stories?
Research teen pregnancy and adoption policies in the twentieth century. How have policies changed since the setting of ‘‘Private Lies?’’ How might the story be different if Mickey and Donna were in high school during the 1990s rather than in the 1960s?
Read several of Mason’s short stories from the collections Shiloh and Other...
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