The Structural Implications Of The Theme Of Violence In Shirley Ann Grau's "The Keeper Of The House"

The major portion of this study of Grau's novel, "The Keepers of the House," consists of a textual analysis of the theme of violence. Offering a close reading of the primary material, the present study demonstrates that Grau uses violence throughout the novel as a cohesive element which organically relates the events of the family's history she is narrating. The history of the Howland family is a history of violent people reacting violently within a violent world.