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We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver
eng. We Need to Talk About Kevin · 2003
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Main Ideas

  • Exploration of the nature of evil and the question of whether people are born evil or become so due to environmental influences.
  • The role of parental responsibility and the impact of upbringing on a child's personality development.
  • Challenges of motherhood and the complex relationship between mother and son.
  • Social and psychological aspects of teenage violence and mass shootings.
  • Feelings of guilt and attempts to make sense of the tragedy after the crime.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Date of publication: 26 August 2024
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Lionel Shriver
Original title: eng. We Need to Talk About Kevin · 2003
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