Kitchens of the Great Midwest

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-2

Chapters 3-4

Chapters 5-6

Chapters 7-8

Character Analysis

Themes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How does Stradal use setting in Kitchens of the Great Midwest?

Choose one specific food represented in the text and research its history. How does it serve as a metaphor for larger themes within the narrative?

Addictive drugs are a motif in the novel. What do they represent?

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