The Lovely Bones Book Review

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Alienation in Lovely Bones

Look up the word "alienate". Alienation can take many forms and have many causes, as one can detect in chapters 18-19. The young people in these chapters all experience this special loneliness under different circumstances and to different degrees, but for each, the feeling is very real, whether self-imposed or caused by others.

How does Ruth exemplify alienation? What results from her solitude? Which of the meanings of the word alienate best fits her? Why?

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Milestones in Lovely Bones

Why does Susie lose herself in the life experiences of Lindsey more than in those of anyone else?