The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch Questions and Answers

What are the themes of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt?

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"Everything was lost, I had fallen off the map: the disorientation of being in the wrong apartment, with the wrong family, was wearing me down, so I felt groggy and punch-drunk, weepy almost, like an interrogated prisoner prevented from sleeping for days. Over and over, I kept thinking I've got to go home and then, for the millionth time, I can't." What is an analysis of this quote from The Goldfinch?

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How are the characters in The Goldfinch chained to something like the bird in the painting?

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How are Theo and other characters chained to something like the bird in the painting?

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