The epigraphs (see attached) suggest that Joyce Carol Oats will write about or approach the subject of boxing from a paradigm that views boxing in a negative light.
An epigraph is a quote (a short one) that summarizes the key ideas of a chapter or a text.
In most cases, authors use epigraphs as an introduction to a chapter in their work.
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