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    A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers"
    A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers"
    A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers"
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    A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers"

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    A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781535823531
    A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers"

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      A Study Guide for Dorianne Laux's "For the Sake of Strangers" - Gale

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      For the Sake of Strangers

      Dorianne Laux

      1994

      Introduction

      Dorianne Laux's For the Sake of Strangers first appeared in her second poetry collection, What We Carry (1994). It was included in Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime (2004), a collection of thought-provoking poems compiled by Roger Housden. The poem is about the experience of continuing through daily life despite feeling immense grief. By using the word we, Laux demonstrates that she is writing about a universal experience shared by many of her readers. Much of Laux's poetry strives to reflect shared universal experiences. She is often praised for the way she manages to incorporate detail into poems that explore such shared experiences. Although For the Sake of Strangers is about an individual who is struggling with emotional pain, Laux creates a picture of hope as she describes strangers, unaware of the speaker's pain, showing kindness. The poem depicts a remedy to loneliness and hopelessness. The pain felt by the poem's speaker is a common problem, but the solution is somewhat

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