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Lady Oracle Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 88 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Lady Oracle.
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Lady Oracle Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:

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Lady Oracle is a thought-provoking, in-depth look at the life of one woman and her refusal to accept her own past. As an overweight child, Joan Foster is tormented by her mother and peers, and spends much of the rest of her life attempting to justify her actions and avoid consequences. Along her journey, Joan consistently deals with issues of sexual repression, the consequences of actions, and a constant sense of duality as she attempts to live a double life. In the end, Joan learns that to live a life of happiness, one must accept all aspects of his or her life. Lady Oracle is a true look at the effects of obesity and duality on the lives of individuals, and the remarkable story of one woman's journey to find herself.

Joan Foster is plagued by a past she does not wish to recognize. As a very overweight child, she...
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This section contains 434 words
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Lady Oracle 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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