Elephant
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes Dependency Money and Hardship Drudgery vs. Escape Guilt and Responsibility
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Characters
All Characters The Narrator Billy The Narrator’s Mother The Narrator’s Daughter The Narrator’s Son
Symbols
All Symbols Elephant Australia
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Situational Irony Style Tone
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Elephant

by Raymond Carver

Elephant Literary Devices

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