Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
She's Come Undone takes place in a variety of locales across New England. It's mostly set in Rhode Island, where Grandma's house is, but also in Connecticut and along Cape Cod where whales have a t...
Narrator Point of View
Since Dolores is most likely the she in She's Come Undone, it's appropriate that the girl falling apart narrates her story. It's easy to forget that Dolores is looking back at her life with an adul...
What's Up With the Title?
When you come undone? Oops, that's the wrong song, but we'll stick with this train of thought for a minute. She's Come Undone could mean a variety of things. Dolores's mom comes undone, for instanc...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
Our day will come If we just wait awhile… - Ruby and the RomanticsToward dawn we shared with youYour hour of desolation,The huge lingering passionOf your unearthly outcry,As you swung your blind...
What's Up With the Ending?
She's a Whale Watcher At the end of the book, Dolores comes face to face (or face to blowhole) with another whale. Unlike the Wellfleet whale earlier in the book, though, which Dolores pretty...
Tough-o-Meter
Dolores Price knows how easy it is to gorge yourself on junk food. You open up a box of Thin Mints or Twinkies or a bag of Doritos, and next thing you know the whole thing is gone… along with the...