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The Lovely Bones Context
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The Lovely Bones Context Mind Map
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The Lovely Bones Context
Written by Alice Sebold
First published in 2002
Sebold was raped during her last year of school
"Moves the story from just another sad crime to the realm of fantastical realism"
The womens liberation movement was going on the 1970s (when the novel was set)
Women were achieving more rights but were losing wage = were paid 45% less than men
Men's roles in the 1970s were to provide for the family
Men did not like women were fighting for rights that didn't "belong" to them
A poll in 1977 found that hald agreed "women provoke rape by their appearance"
More than a third believed that "women should be responsible for preventing their victimisations in a rape"
"A moving exploration of loss and mourning that ultimately puts its faith in the living"
The 1970s were an era of economical struggle in America, cultural change and technological innovation
"This is a murder novel told from a different point of view"
The 1970s were about fighting for rights and for equality between everyone
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