Down and Out in Paris and London
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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 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38
Themes
All Themes Poverty as Prison Poverty as Opportunity Poverty is Unnecessary Honesty Does Not Pay Distrust of the Other
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All Characters George Orwell Boris Paddy Jacques Bozo The Patron Valenti Mario Charlie Furex Roucolle the Miser An Armenian Doorkeeper Bolshevik Newspaper Men
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All Terms Boulot Casual Ward Debrouillard Plongeur
Symbols
All Symbols The Color Red Insects Clothing
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Down and Out in Paris and London

by George Orwell
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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
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29
  • Chapter 30
  • Chapter 31
  • Chapter 32
  • Chapter 33
  • Chapter 34
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapter 36
  • Chapter 37
  • Chapter 38
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Poverty as Prison Theme Icon
    Poverty as Prison
  • Poverty as Opportunity Theme Icon
    Poverty as Opportunity
  • Poverty is Unnecessary Theme Icon
    Poverty is Unnecessary
  • Honesty Does Not Pay Theme Icon
    Honesty Does Not Pay
  • Distrust of the Other Theme Icon
    Distrust of the Other
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • George Orwell
  • Boris
  • Paddy Jacques
  • Bozo
  • The Patron
  • Valenti
  • Mario
  • Charlie
  • Furex
  • Roucolle the Miser
  • An Armenian Doorkeeper
  • Bolshevik Newspaper Men
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Boulot
  • Casual Ward
  • Debrouillard
  • Plongeur
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Color Red Symbol Icon
    The Color Red
  • Insects Symbol Icon
    Insects
  • Clothing Symbol Icon
    Clothing
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Kennedy, Deborah. "Down and Out in Paris and London." LitCharts LLC, January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2026. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london.

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