At first, references to fish in Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From The Goon Squad seem fleeting and insignificant. Fish appear to serve as nothing more than dinner for Lou’s family or an odd prop for Scotty to carry around. Upon further investigation,...

In the digital era, children are exposed to digital devices and the internet practically at birth through iPods, iPads, and iMacs--an element of modern childhood completely foreign to the parents raising these children. In the chapter “Pure...

In Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From The Goon Squad, each chapter brings with it a different point of view that adds new dimensions that build upon the story arc. To emphasize characters’ thoughts and feelings and to offer different perspectives of...