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…showed last 75 words of 638 total…and events is a perfectly natural thing in fiction, without needing to use precision pertaining to the details of the story. In order to set up a feel of community and culture at the time that the novel takes place, some references to real events must be engaged. I feel that Sedgwick does a beautiful job of creating a realistic fictional novel which should not be criticized for straying from the minute details of history.