Everything you need to understand or teach Lila by Marilynne Robinson.
Marilynne Robinson's "Lila" is the story of a young woman who, abandoned at a home for migrant workers, was kidnapped at a young age and cared for by Doll. Though her life is challenging, Lila finds herself in Gilead where she is befriended and married by Reverend John Ames. As the narrative alternates between the past and present, Lila's experiences as a child are shown as influences on her present through...