Case Study: A Novel Summary
Graeme MaCrae Burnet

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Case Study: A Novel Overview

In Graeme Macrae Burnet's novel Case Study, after the unnamed narrator reads infamous psychotherapist Collins Braithwaite's book Untherapy, she becomes convinced he is responsible for her sister's suicide. In an attempt to divine the truth of his malpractice, she dons the persona of Rebecca Smyth, a character she has invented to infiltrate Braithwaite's offices. Over the course of her sessions with Braithwaite, however, the narrator finds herself increasingly unsure of who she is and what she wants. Burnet uses sharp, ironic humor and a subversive meta-narrative structure in order to explore themes including identity, entrapment, and autonomy. 

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