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“Melting Pot” or “Salad Bowl”: Lupine Metaphors and the Myth of American Assimilation in Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” Cover

“Melting Pot” or “Salad Bowl”: Lupine Metaphors and the Myth of American Assimilation in Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2067-5712 | Journal ISSN: 1583-6401
Language: English
Page range: 190 - 208
Published on: Dec 23, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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