... Restaurant' is a destructive force."" Love has the power to heal; however the experiences of the Tull family in Anne Tyler's Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant' demonstrate the destruction and pain that individuals can also encounter as a result of this force. The novel's opening chapter focuses on Pearl Tull and the scars left by her failed marriage. In an effort to disprove her relatives' suggestions that she would ... was a single mother with a part-time job and a depleting self-esteem. After Beck left her, Pearl's determination (perhaps even stubbornness) willed her on, amidst the em...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate