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Tales of the City is a novel that allows us to draw historical evidence from an interesting format. The characters from the book are useful in depicting the historical developments of their time. Characters such as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver, Anna Madrigal and Mary Ann Singleton allow for the opportunity to make assumptions about their sexual preferences and convictions. Their lives hold extreme importance since it represents a scenario of what sexuality meant during times those times. Although, our societies basic understanding of sexuality has altered since the turbid 1970's, this novel gives a coherent perspective that enables us to dissect one of the major shifts in our sexual history.
Mary Ann Singleton would help represent one of the transformations that women faced in the second half of the Twentieth Century. The battle over purity raged for many years. This ‘war' in a sense, forced women to suppress their sexual urges and instead live a life of pure, gentle, and......

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