Author Info
Characters
Plot Info
Symbolism/Themes
Mis.
100
Who is the author of "Separating?"
John Updike
100
What is the name of the husband and wife in the story?
Richard and Joan
100
where Judith returns from
What is England
100
What does the tennis court represent?
The family crumbling
100
Richards plan to tell the kids
What is in a group
200
Where was Jon Updike born?
Pennsylvania
200
Which child eats a cigarette out of frustration?
John
200
What time of year is it?
What is summer
200
Alchoholism
What is John getting drunk to display his emotions
200
describe the maples
middle class white family
300
What does Updike incorporate in his writings?
Life experiences (childhood, marriages, divorce)
300
What is the nickname of the youngest daughter?
Bean
300
How does John react to the separation?
What is screaming and eating a cigarette
300
What represents feminism and independence in the story?
England
300
now grown up in the 60's
Who is the baby boomers
400
What is the name of the family that Updike writes a series of stories about?
The Maples
400
Where did the oldest daughter, Judith just return from?
England
400
When does Richard tell Dickie?
What is after the concert
400
the separation represents
What is American dream falling apart
400
Changes in the 60's
What is fall of racism and sexism
500
What religion did Updike struggle to follow?
Christianity
500
What was Dickie's reaction to the separation?
Kissing his father
500
What does the family eat for coming home dinner?
What is lobster
500
What Romantic element suggests that the family is unstable?
What is nature
500
Richard think about the women he's cheating with
when driving by the church
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