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Tess Crain 8/30/19 Tess Crain 8/30/19

Communing with the Imaginary Friend in Amanda Goldblatt’s “Hard Mouth”

What is the meaning of an imaginary friend? Appearing mainly to children but at times lasting into adulthood, invented companions can signal madness, creativity, both, or neither. Sometimes, they simply serve as company.