The Wheel of Love (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Joyce Carol Oates
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Love or romance, Suicide, Fathers, Adultery, Women, Death or dying, Widows or widowers
Form and Content
The Wheel of Love is a collection of short stories that have to do with the complex nature of love in a degenerate society. Although nearly every story includes at least one relationship between a man and woman, romantic love is not the focus. Violence, adultery, religious vocations, and academia are part of the external setting, contributing to a confusing, empty inner life for individuals. Characters seem almost like sleepwalkers, unable to control their own actions yet acutely aware of the emptiness of their daily routines, their relationships and...
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