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The Long Loneliness

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1952

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Describe “cult, culture and cultivation.” How are they interrelated? How are they different?

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How does Day reconcile her belief that religion is the opiate of the masses with her desire to pray? How does she rid herself of that shame?

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Describe the differences between Day and Forster. How do these differences highlight the dual concepts of the natural and the supernatural?

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