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Rule of the Bone Information
336 words, approx. 1 pages
 Rule Of The Bone is a 1995 novel by Russell Banks. It is a bildungsroman about the 14-year-old American narrator, Chappie, later dubbed Bone (named for a tattoo that he gets), who, after having dropped out of school, turns to the guidance of a...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Robert Niemi
12,868 words, approx. 43 pages
 In the following essay, Niemi provides a biographical overview of Banks's life and traces his literary development from his early short stories and poetry through Rule of the Bone.
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Critical Essay by Jerry Herron
3,062 words, approx. 10 pages
 In the following excerpt, Herron compares the portrayals of American society in Rule of the Bone and Witold Rybczynski's City Life, commenting that both novels function as “mirrors” of contemporary social mores.
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Critical Review by Penelope Mesic
1,159 words, approx. 4 pages
 In the following review, Mesic lauds Banks's vivid and believable characterizations in Rule of the Bone.


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