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Joyce Carol Oates

The theme of Joyce Carol Oates' "Shopping" is the complex mix of pain, love, and the difficulty of truly knowing another person, especially within the mother-daughter relationship. The story portrays...

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Joyce Carol Oates

The theme of Joyce Carol Oates's short story "...& Answers" explores the destructive impact of internalized misogyny and abandonment issues. The protagonist, in therapy, reveals her belief in...

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Joyce Carol Oates

In Oates' "Women Whose Lives are Food, Men Whose Lives are Money," the feminine themes revolve around the societal roles and emotional experiences of women. The poem explores how women's lives are...

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Joyce Carol Oates

The destination in Joyce Carol Oates's "Journey" is ultimately self-discovery. The theme revolves around the introspective journey of understanding oneself, exploring the complexities of identity and...

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Joyce Carol Oates

The theme of this sorrowful story is teenage sexuality, particularly alternate lifestyle sexuality. In a way, it might be said that the central character Barbara "Sunny" Burhman serves to focalize...

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Joyce Carol Oates

I don't see Oates' usage of violence as any different than other writers that attempt to construct settings in which the characterizations of their protagonists can be developed.  Oates does...

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