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The Monkey Wrench Gang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1975

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How does Abbey's prose differ when writing about the landscape versus writing about human activity? What kind of language does he use? What effect does this have?

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How does Abbey portray the Native American population of the Southwest? Why?

 

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Throughout the novel, the four main characters claim to believe in environmentalism, but do things contrary to that principle. Name three of these things and explain why you believe they are against the gang's alleged environmentalism.

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