Andre Dubus

"A Father's Story"


1 Describe the effect of Dubus's choice of first person narrator on the story's subject matter.

2 How does Dubus want readers to react to Luke Ripley? Should the reader be critical of him or sympathetic to him?

3 Explain the connections between Luke's religion and his actions. What roles do religion, faith, and belief play in the story?


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