Our Country Friends follows characters as they live through the early stages of the pandemic. How does the author replicate the <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Literary Device" href="https://www.supersummary.com/atmosphere/">atmosphere</a> of the pandemic and what impact does it have on the characters?

<a data-internal-link data-link-type="Symbols & Motifs" href="https://www.supersummary.com/our-country-friends/symbols-and-motifs/#573818">The black pickup truck</a> is the most important symbol in the novel. How does the truck serve as a villain throughout the novel, and how does the revelation that the driver is merely a fan of <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Character" href="https://www.supersummary.com/our-country-friends/major-character-analysis/#573784">the Actor</a> change its purpose in the novel?

Compare and contrast the roles Masha and Karen play in Nat’s life.

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