![]() In the Leary family, for instance, all four siblings have adopted a similar tendency of needing to control their surroundings a result of a chaotic childhood with a single mother who neglected them, never providing a stable home for her children. ![]() In particular, we see the characters wrestle between two options: that of perpetuating the familiar, and that of making a true change in themselves. ![]() This focus is on display in The Accidental Tourist, where Tyler gives the reader an intricate look at both the Leary family and the Pritchett family, revealing their idiosyncrasies and deeply ingrained behaviors that are almost as hardwired as their shared physical attributes. Of her more than 20 novels, most of them deal with the complexities of relationships, the repetitive patterns of families, and how the people within them deal with daily life. ![]() Anne Tyler, like many writers of history, illustrates the ills and challenges of society by homing in on its microcosm: the family unit. ![]()
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