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by Anne Tyler
About 92 pages (27,468 words)
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Breathing Lessons Study Guide consists of approx. 92 pages of summaries and analysis on Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Overview

  Author Biography

  About the Author

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Breathing Lessons is the story of Maggie and Ira Moran and the struggle for extraordinary moments in their quite commonplace marriage. The story, which takes place in one day, begins early on a Saturday morning as Maggie and Ira are preparing to travel from their home in Baltimore to a small town in Pennsylvania to attend the funeral of the husband of Serena, Maggie's best friend from high school. (read more)
      Part 1, Chapter 1
      Part 1, Chapter 2
      Part 1, Chapter 3
      Part 2
      Part 3, Chapter 1
      Part 3, Chapter 2
      Part 3, Chapter 3
      Part 3, Chapter 4

  Characters

  Setting

  Social Concerns

  Social Sensitivity

  Techniques/Literary Precedents

  Thematic Overview

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  What Do I Read Next?

  Key Questions

  Topics for Discussion

  Ideas for Reports and Papers

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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    Critical Essay by Gene Koppel
    SOURCE: "Maggie Moran, Anne Tyler's Madcap Heroine: A Game-Approach to Breathing Lessons," in Essays... more

    Breathing Lessons
    Breathing Lessons is a 1988 novel by American author Anne Tyler. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Ficti... more


     
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