We Were the Mulvaneys Study Guide consists of approx. 86 pages of summaries and analysis on We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates. Browse the literature study guide below:
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates is a novel about the tenuous grasp on happiness that one American family has. The four hundred page novel is about a young girl who is raped by a high school acquaintance in a very small town and the fallout that affected the lives of everyone in her immediate family. It is a snapshot of the darker side of family life in the modern world. (read more)