Mama’s Boy

1. Introduction
Roel Oever

2. Momism and the Lavender Scare
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3. Oppositional Reading and The Grotto
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4. Narrative Closure and Suddenly Last Summer
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5. Character Engagement and Psycho
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6. Laughter/Ridicule and Portnoy’s Complaint
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7. Conclusion
Roel Oever

Keywords: Social Sciences, Gender Studies, North American Literature, Literature, general, Twentieth-Century Literature, American Culture, Cultural Studies