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Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart Study Guide
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by Joyce Carol Oates
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Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart Study Guide consists of approx. 65 pages of summaries and analysis on Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart by Joyce Carol Oates. Browse the literature study guide below:
Joyce Carol Oates' novel of personal pain plays out against a backdrop of social issues in a small New York town in the 1950s and '60s. The two main characters, Iris Courtney, a white girl, and Jinx Fairchild, a Negro boy, come from different worlds that collide when Jinx accidentally murders an obnoxious boy, Little Red Garlock, who has threatened Iris. This heinous act joins Iris and Jinx forever in their secret about Little Red but societal issues prevent any true exploration of their friendship and bond. ( read more) Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart Access Pass.
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Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
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