: Typical of Oates's work, the book delves into racial tension , familial loyalty vs. moral duty , and the vulnerability of adolescent girls in a patriarchal society. Digital Availability (ePub & eBook)
: The novel follows Violet Rue Kerrigan , a twelve-year-old who witnesses her older brothers commit a horrific racist murder. By testifying against them, she is exiled from her family, forced to live as a "rat" (delatora) and navigate a life of displacement and isolation. Delatora Joyce Carol Oates epub
Joyce Carol Oates | Office of the Dean of the Faculty - Princeton University : Typical of Oates's work, the book delves
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