Autobiography Of Red

Anne CarsonFiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1998

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Red Meat-Appendix C

Chapters 1-13

Chapters 14-30

Chapter 31-Interview

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What role does the story of Stesichoros' blinding by Helen of Troy play in the novel?

What is the significance of the colors in the novel? What do red, black, and white seem to symbolize?

How would you characterize Geryon and Herakles' relationship? Why did Herakles end things with Geryon? What purpose did/does the relationship serve each character?