American Gods

Detailed Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1 Somewhere in America. Los Angeles. 11:26 P.M. Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Coming to America. 813 A.D. Chapter 4 Coming to America. 1721. Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Somewhere in America Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Meanwhile. A Conversation. Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Coming to America. 1778. Chapter 12 Interlude Interlude 2 Interlude 3 Chapter 13 Coming to America. 14,000 B.C. Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Postscript

Themes

All Themes Mythology, Belief, and Community Change and Growth Life, Death, Desire, and Sacrifice Deception Plurality and the Power of the Individual in America The Sacredness of American Land

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Shadow Moon (Baldur) Mr. Wednesday (Odin) Mr. World (Low Key Lyesmith / Loki) Mr. Nancy (Anansi) Laura Moon Richie Hinzelmann Sam Black Crow Audrey Burton Atsula Mama-ji (Kali) Technical Boy Chad Mulligan Czernobog (Bielebog) Mad Sweeney Zorya Utrennyaya Zorya Verchernyaya Zorya Polunochnaya John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) Horus The Unknown God Mr. Jacquel (Anubis) Essie Tregowan The Norns

Symbols

All Symbols Shadow’s Coins The Ash Stick

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Chapter 1
Somewhere in America. Los Angeles. 11:26 P.M.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Coming to America. 813 A.D.
Chapter 4
Coming to America. 1721.
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Somewhere in America
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Meanwhile. A Conversation.
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Coming to America. 1778.
Chapter 12
Interlude
Interlude 2
Interlude 3
Chapter 13
Coming to America. 14,000 B.C.
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Postscript

Themes

All Themes
Mythology, Belief, and Community
Change and Growth
Life, Death, Desire, and Sacrifice
Deception
Plurality and the Power of the Individual in America
The Sacredness of American Land

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Shadow Moon (Baldur)
Mr. Wednesday (Odin)
Mr. World (Low Key Lyesmith / Loki)
Mr. Nancy (Anansi)
Laura Moon
Richie Hinzelmann
Sam Black Crow
Audrey Burton
Atsula
Mama-ji (Kali)
Technical Boy
Chad Mulligan
Czernobog (Bielebog)
Mad Sweeney
Zorya Utrennyaya
Zorya Verchernyaya
Zorya Polunochnaya
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)
Horus
The Unknown God
Mr. Jacquel (Anubis)
Essie Tregowan
The Norns

Symbols

All Symbols
Shadow’s Coins
The Ash Stick

Theme Wheel

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Mueller, Bethany. "American Gods." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 21 Jun 2017. Web. 15 Nov 2019.

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Mueller, Bethany. "American Gods." LitCharts LLC, June 21, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/american-gods.

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