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Carmen Maria MachadoA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
What narrative modes does Machado employ in In the Dream House? How do they metaphorically represent experiences of queer abuse?
Machado opens her memoir by quoting Saidiya Hartman’s theory of archival silence to contextualize her work in queering the archive. How does Machado approach her work of queering the archive? Which chapters speak most directly to that project?
What does the Dream House represent? How is it connected with Machado’s writing philosophy?
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