The Life We Bury
is about the life we bury
Joe possible role in the story
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Joe possible role in the story
Joe Talvert is the protagonist and narrator of "The Life We Bury." A college student, Joe is a responsible young man who works hard to achieve an education, despite the inattention of his self-absorbed, alcoholic mother. He often puts the needs of Jeremy, his autistic brother, ahead of his own as he begrudgingly accepts the parental role that his mother neglects to fill.