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George Saunders

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

George SaundersFiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1996

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Essay Topics

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How does Saunders employ satire to comment on late American capitalist consumer culture? Use examples from three different stories to support your claim.

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What role does religion play in these stories and in the lives of the characters inhabiting these worlds?

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Five of the seven protagonists in the collection are unnamed. Why does Saunders choose to do this? Further, why does he give names to the remaining two protagonists?

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