![]() In what ways are Astrid, Eve, Michael, and Magnus broken? What has broken each of them? Why dont they fit together?ĥ. Having dinner with his family, Magnus thinks that “Everybody at this table is in broken pieces which wont go together, pieces which are nothing to do with each other, like they all come from different jigsaws, all muddled together into the one box by some assistant who couldnt care less in a charity shop or wherever the place is that old jigsaws go to die”. ![]() How is it that fiction can often deliver deeper truths than nonfiction? What truths does The Accidental reveal?Ĥ. ![]() In describing her Genuine Articles, Eve Smart claims that “fiction has the unique power of revealing something true”. What effects does Smith create by telling the story through each family members point of view? How would the novel have been different if told through a single omniscient narrator?ģ. Why has Ali Smith chosen The Accidental as her title? What accidents occur in the novel? Are these events really accidents? What are their consequences?Ģ. ![]()
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