KU Common Book 2014: Literature & Literary Theory

This guide contains resources related to the 2014 KU Common Book: Laura Moriarty's novel, The Center of Everything.

About this Section

This section addresses underlying topics in the novel, The Center of Everything. This is a starting point for investigating ideas relating to class assignments and discussion.

Literary Theories & The Center of Everything

Consider these connections as you read

 The Center of Everything!

                                                                                                                 

Life Writing

Coming of Age

Family Dynamics

Motherhood--Non-nuclear & Unconventional Families

Religion and American Culture

Representation of Women in American Culture

Teen Pregnancy

Trauma & Disability

Taking Positions & Regional Politics

Physical Location--Midwestern Studies--Regionalism--Midwestern Ideologies and Values 

"Regonomics"--Economic Climate of the 1980s

Global Politics--The Cold War

Finding Resources

Related Titles of Interest

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