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Discussion starters:
- What are some of the implications of the title?
- In what ways has Peter Randall changed at the end of the story compared to the opening description of him? (See Fontenrose's comments on the double reverse of the story.)
- How does Emma resemble other women in the collection?
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Critical Sources :
 Fontenrose, Joseph. "'The Harness.'" Hayashi 47-52.
Hayashi, Tetsumaro, ed. A Study Guide to Steinbeck's The Long Valley. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian, 1976.
Hughes, R. S. Beyond the Red Pony: A Reader’s Companion to Steinbeck’s Complete Short Stories. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1987.
Timmerman, John H. The Dramatic Landscape of Steinbeck’s Short Stories. Norman, OK: U of Oklahoma P, 1990. |
