Dorothy Allison's Context Analysis

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Dorothy Allison in the book “Context” suggests that her girlfriend might not accept and even reject her for the social economic class that she comes from against the social class of her lover. The author has fears in scenarios which her soulmate looks at her differently, through a new view, in a new visual and mental sense that she might have hatred and not remain as close as before. The Author anxiety about rejection and coming from the “working class” that in order to be accepted as equals, they need to have similar economic class. The insecurities and lifestyle highlight by her is intended for people who are in or come from the lower class, as the lower class suffers from the same insecurity in everyday life fearing they might be mocked

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