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    A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying"
    A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying"
    A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying"
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    A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying"

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    A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 27, 2016
    ISBN9781535843232
    A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying"

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      A Study Guide for Anne Tyler's "With All Flags Flying" - Gale

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      With All Flags Flying

      Anne Tyler

      1971

      Introduction

      Originally published in the June 1971 issue of Redbook, Anne Tyler's With All Flags Flying is a highly regarded short story often studied in English classes. Tyler is considered one of America's greatest living writers and is primarily known for her critically acclaimed, award-winning novels. She has also written a number of respected works of short fiction. Considered a relatively minor work in her canon, With All Flags Flying was nominated for an O. Henry Award in 1972 and is included in the anthology Prize Stories 1972: The O. Henry Awards.

      With All Flags Flying focuses on an eighty-two-year-old man named Mr. Carpenter. Though he has valued his independence his whole life, he realizes he is no longer able to live alone. Carpenter has a loving family but does not want to rely on them for help as he becomes more elderly. Rather than become a burden to his loved ones, he decides he wants to live out his days in an old folks' home. He refuses to consider any other option proposed by his family and follows his chosen path not to be a burden on them as he nears the end of his life. Through With All Flags Flying, Tyler explores issues of aging, family dynamics, control, and freedom by showing the determination of one man to live and die on his terms.

      Author Biography

      Anne Phyllis Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 25, 1941. She was the daughter of Lloyd Parry and Phyllis (Mahon) Tyler. Her father worked as a chemist and her mother was a social worker. Her family adhered to the Quaker faith, and she spent her early years living in various Quaker communes in the Midwest and South, including North Carolina. Tyler was home-schooled, which made it difficult for her to make friends. Although she felt alienated from other children, she was an enthusiastic reader and loved stories and books.

      At sixteen, Tyler entered Duke University on a full academic scholarship. There, she majored

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