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    A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall"
    A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall"
    A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall"
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    A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall"

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    A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall," 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 15, 2016
    ISBN9781535838597
    A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall"

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      A Study Guide for Gina Ochsner's "The Necessary Grace to Fall" - Gale

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      The Necessary Grace to Fall

      Gina Ochsner

      2002

      Introduction

      Gina Ochsner's story, The Necessary Grace to Fall, is the title story in her award-winning collection published in 2002. It tells the story of Howard, a well-meaning but mediocre man who works in the claims department of an insurance company. As he processes insurance claims made on behalf of the dead, Howard becomes morbidly fascinated by death. He is trapped in a bad marriage, and his life seems to be going downhill, but at the end of the story, he is granted a moment of illumination that gives him a new sense of purpose. This is typical of Ochsner's stories, many of which end on a positive note in which the protagonists find new strength to continue with their lives. Ochsner stated in an interview with Rob Felton that she thinks of herself as a writer of faith. She commented that I have a deep abiding and intense faith in a benevolent and personal God who's in charge. I do think it comes through. Most readers would agree that her spiritual orientation makes itself felt in The Necessary Grace to Fall, as well as in her other stories, but Ochsner's writing is never overtly religious or Christian. She prefers to brings out in a general way the notion that life, even in difficult and painful situations, is more about hope and unexpected inspiration than hopelessness and

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