ENG 112 Lecture 4: Week Four
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Links ac"s novel to classic english detective fiction. Inheritance plot also introduces some worrisome questions about pop lit"s effect by appealing to all her readers" base instincts. Inheritance is what julia (238) calls someone"s coming into a hell of a lot of money . Moral questions about acquiring and maintaining wealth. Inheritance allows a writer to explore what family is. Who gets the money (morally, personally, or in terms of gender); who deserves the money. Amia does not attack private wealth (and capitalism) Nor is it keen on exploring family ties. The novels inheritance plot allows ac to conceal some sentimental actions and characterization in her what if story. A woman pretending to be her dead sister. Two sisters who unbeknown to each other arrive at the same house under the same roof seeking their fortune.