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Deliverance

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970

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How does Dickey’s choice to structure the book in five parts affect the reader’s understanding of the events in the story?

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What is it about nature that both attracts and challenges the men? Pick two characters from Deliverance and compare their relationships to nature.

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What are the characters seeking “deliverance” from? What does this tell us about the text’s overall meaning?

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