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Philip RothPortnoy's Complaint
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How does Alex’s Jewish identity develop over the course of the novel? How does it become such an obsession?
In what ways does the symbolic meaning of genitalia change or evolve over the course of the novel?
Who has the bigger influence on the development of Alex’s anxieties: his mother or his father?
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