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Indignation is a 2008 novel by Philip Roth set largely in 1951, during the Korean War. Marcus Messner, a diligent Jewish student from Newark, transfers to conservative Winesburg College in Ohio to escape his anxious father, but clashes with institutional rules, compulsory chapel attendance, and the college dean. Narrated from beyond Marcus's death, the novel connects youthful principle, sexual anxiety, family pressure, and seemingly minor decisions with irreversible consequences.
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Indignation scores 6.99/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Campus Novel category.
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