Donald Barthelme Questions and Answers
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What is "the Secret" that Cecelia mentions in "A City of Churches" by Donald Barthelme?
The fact that Mr. Phillips is the one who is most afraid of Cecelia's dreams indicates that she is probably referring to her own secret understanding of life without religious constraints, something...
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Does Donald Barthelme's "The School" have a happy ending?
"The School" by Donald Barthelme does not have a happy ending. The story concludes without resolving the existential questions about life and death that the children face. The teacher fails to...