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Overview

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Background

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

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Part 1: “The Renewal”

Prologue-Part 1

Meet the Newmans Prologue-Part 1

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Part 2: “The Rewrite”

Part 2, Chapters 11-19

Meet the Newmans Part 2, Chapters 11-19

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Part 2, Chapters 20-28

Meet the Newmans Part 2, Chapters 20-28

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Part 2, Chapters 29-38

Meet the Newmans Part 2, Chapters 29-38

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Part 3: The Return

Part 3-Epilogue

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Character Analysis

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Themes

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Symbols & Motifs

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

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Book Club Questions

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