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The Company We Keep Advisory Service for Youth

The Company We Keep Advisory Service for Youth In the novel, The Member of the Wedding, Carson McCullers probes the American malaise through the longings of a young adolescent girl. Twelveyearold Frankie no longer sees the world as round and inviting as a school globe. No, the world is huge and cracked and turning a thousand miles an hour. Indeed, the world seems separate from herself. In the midst of chaos, Frankie sees her brother's upcoming wedding as a chance to feel connected, to feel that she matters. The story focuses on Frankie's efforts to be a member of the wedding, as she recognizes, they are the we of me. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Collection Building Emerald Publishing

The Company We Keep Advisory Service for Youth

Lundin, Anne
Collection Building , Volume 12 (3/4): 12 – Feb 1, 1993
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Emerald Publishing
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0160-4953
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10.1108/eb023343
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In the novel, The Member of the Wedding, Carson McCullers probes the American malaise through the longings of a young adolescent girl. Twelveyearold Frankie no longer sees the world as round and inviting as a school globe. No, the world is huge and cracked and turning a thousand miles an hour. Indeed, the world seems separate from herself. In the midst of chaos, Frankie sees her brother's upcoming wedding as a chance to feel connected, to feel that she matters. The story focuses on Frankie's efforts to be a member of the wedding, as she recognizes, they are the we of me.

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Collection Building – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 1993

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