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Books
In The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, books represent the capacity of people to grow and improve. Cussy Mary Carter makes her living bringing books and other reading materials to patrons in the hills…
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Food
Whenever food appears in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, it shows the capacity of people to be generous and kind to one other and to create community despite the hardest circumstances. The people…
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Junia
Junia the mule has two symbolic functions in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. The relationship between Junia and Cussy Mary Carter shows how autonomous individuals can still be interdependent; and, along with her…
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