Cusk's Parade delves into the themes of freedom, gender, domesticity, art, and suffering through fragmented storytelling, challenging traditional narrative structures.
Cusk's experimental abstraction in Parade, featuring artists identified by the same initial and erratic shifts in narration, has been criticized as overly pretentious in its attempt at a Cubist group portrait.
Parade reflects parallels with Cusk's own creative journey, highlighting her evolution similar to the painter G who found a breakthrough amid criticism, akin to Cusk's shift from her early controversial works to the success of Outline.
The novel's final section, 'The Spy,' navigates the complexities of unresolved emotions after the loss of parents, adding a poignant layer to the narrative.
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