1. What differences are implied in The Tidewater Tales between written and spoken stories? Between those who invent stories and those who merely tell them? Do these differences have any bearing on the novel's themes?
2. Is the quarrel between Peter and Katherine believable? How important is it that the reader feel that a serious rupture — perhaps even a breakup of the marriage — is possible?
3. How is the relationship of the Sagamores similar to and different from that of the Talbotts? Why does Barth create such similarities and differences?
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