How did Joyce Carol Oates decide to structure these four novellas together?
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How did Joyce Carol Oates decide to structure these four novellas together?
Did anyone else feel the stories subtly comment on societal expectations of love and morality?
The mood felt consistently dark and tense — was this built into the stories intentionally?