62 pages 2 hours read

Gary Shteyngart

Our Country Friends

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Essay Topics

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Our Country Friends follows characters as they live through the early stages of the pandemic. How does the author replicate the atmosphere of the pandemic and what impact does it have on the characters?

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The black pickup truck is the most important symbol in the novel. How does the truck serve as a villain throughout the novel, and how does the revelation that the driver is merely a fan of the Actor change its purpose in the novel?

3.

Compare and contrast the roles Masha and Karen play in Nat’s life.

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