For todays topic, then, analyze the novels combination of historical realism and interpretation with the novels use of fairy tales.Can these seemingly different, or even contradictory, forms coexist?How might they work together?What possibilities or problems does the presence of social problems create for the novel or you as a reader?How does Oyeyemi handle them?What does the 1950s American context and setting do to the fairytale elements, or vice versa?