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The Lovely Bones
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Alice Sebold
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries
Summary and Analysis: Preface, Chapters 1–5
Summary and Analysis: Chapters 6–10
Summary and Analysis: Chapters 11–16
Summary and Analysis: Snapshots, Chapters 17–20
Summary and Analysis: Chapters 21–23, Bones
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Themes
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Themes: All Themes
Themes: Loss and Grief
Themes: Life and Death
Themes: Coming of Age and Rites of Passage
Themes: Pain and violence distort everything
Themes: Tremendous implications ripple outwards from individual events
Themes: Stories possess a power and logic that transcend mere words
Themes: Love is the ultimate remedy for loss
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Short-Answer Quizzes: Quizzes: Preface, Chapters 1-5
Short-Answer Quizzes: Quizzes: Chapters 6-10
Short-Answer Quizzes: Quizzes: Chapters 11-16
Short-Answer Quizzes: Quizzes: Snapshots, Chapters 17-20
Short-Answer Quizzes: Quizzes: Chapters 21-23, Bones
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Lesson Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to discuss and give examples of the ways in which Susie’s first-person narrative point of view impacts the story, and explain...