Burial Rites

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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Epilogue

Themes

All Themes Truth and Liberation Women, Violence, and Innocence Literacy, Language, and the Icelandic Landscape Names, Superstition, and Christianity Class, Colonization, and Hierarchies of Power

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Agnes Magnúsdottir Natan Ketilsson Björn Blöndal Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jónsson (Tóti) Steina Jónsdóttir Lauga Jónsdóttir Jón Jónsson Margrét Reverend Jón Rósa Gudmundsdóttir Sigrídur Gudmundsdóttir (Sigga) Fridrik Sigurdsson Björn Inga Ingveldur Rafnsdóttir Jóas Uncle Ragnar Worm Beck María Jónsdóttir Daníel Gudmundsson

Symbols

All Symbols Ravens Agnes’s Mother’s Stone Dreams

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Epilogue

Themes

All Themes
Truth and Liberation
Women, Violence, and Innocence
Literacy, Language, and the Icelandic Landscape
Names, Superstition, and Christianity
Class, Colonization, and Hierarchies of Power

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Agnes Magnúsdottir
Natan Ketilsson
Björn Blöndal
Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jónsson (Tóti)
Steina Jónsdóttir
Lauga Jónsdóttir
Jón Jónsson
Margrét
Reverend Jón
Rósa Gudmundsdóttir
Sigrídur Gudmundsdóttir (Sigga)
Fridrik Sigurdsson
Björn
Inga
Ingveldur Rafnsdóttir
Jóas
Uncle Ragnar
Worm Beck
María Jónsdóttir
Daníel Gudmundsson

Symbols

All Symbols
Ravens
Agnes’s Mother’s Stone
Dreams

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Churchill, Katherine. "Burial Rites." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 23 Jul 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2020.

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Churchill, Katherine. "Burial Rites." LitCharts LLC, July 23, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/burial-rites.

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