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Character Analysis Of Macon In The Accidental Tourist By Anne Tyler

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Macon is slowly starting to lose his mind. His everyday life is starting to change and the way he does things is different. Ever since Sarah left him, he has been slowly starting to fall apart. Is there time for him to change and make something of his life in The Accidental Tourist? The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler shows how one 's life can change so fast, Tyler 's life , and how not giving up influences his life. Getting to know more about the author Anne Tyler helps better understand the connection between her and the book. Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 25, 1941 (Anne). She lived there until about the age of 16. At the age of 16, she attended the University of Duke and after graduation she became a bibliographer …show more content…

“Book of a Lifetime: The Accidental Tourist, By Anne Tyler.” Independent, 18 Aug. 2011, http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/book-of-a-lifetime-the-accidental-tourist-by-anne-tyler-2339973.html. Jones, M. Audrey. “Historical Divorce Rate Statistics.” LovetoKnow, http://divorce.lovetoknow.com/Historical_Divorce_Rate_Statistics Kelly, Rebecca. “The Accidental Tourist.” Beacham’s Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction, edited by Kirk H. Beetz, Ph.D, Original edition, vol. 1, Beacham Publishing Corp., 1996, pp. 1-4. McMurty, Larry. “Life is a Foreign Country.” New York Times on the Web, Sep 8, 1985, http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/04/19/specials/tyler-tourist.html. Teeman, Tim. “Anne Tyler: ‘I am not a Spiritual Person’.” The Guardian, 15 Feb. 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/15/anne-tyler-interview-i-am-not-a-spiritual-person-spool-of-blue-thread. Tyler, Anne. The Accidental Tourist. The Random House Publishing Group, 2002. Tyler, Anne 1941.” Novels for Students, Edited by A Walton Litz and Molly Weigel, vol. 2, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996, pp. 657-675. Gale Virtual Reference Library,

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