All The King's Men
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10
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All The King's Men

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Robert Penn Warren

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Idealism vs. Pragmatism Theme Icon
    Idealism vs. Pragmatism
  • Politics, Influence, and Power Theme Icon
    Politics, Influence, and Power
  • Personal History, Memory, and Time Theme Icon
    Personal History, Memory, and Time
  • The South and Southern Culture Theme Icon
    The South and Southern Culture
  • Loyalty, Friendship, and Betrayal Theme Icon
    Loyalty, Friendship, and Betrayal
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Willie “The Boss” Stark
  • Jack Burden
  • Tiny Duffy
  • Lucy Stark
  • Sadie Burke
  • Judge Irwin
  • Adam Stanton
  • Anne Stanton
  • Theodore, or “The Young Executive”
  • “The Scholarly Attorney”
  • Gummy Larson
  • Harrison and MacMurfee
  • Mortimer Littlepaugh
  • Lily Littlepaugh
  • Cass Mastern
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Black Cadillac Symbol Icon
    The Black Cadillac
  • Alcohol (“Likker”) Symbol Icon
    Alcohol (“Likker”)
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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Schlegel, Chris. "All The King's Men." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 19 Mar 2014. Web. 12 Jun 2025.


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Schlegel, Chris. "All The King's Men." LitCharts LLC, March 19, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/all-the-king-s-men.

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