Enduring Love
Introduction + Context
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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
Themes
All Themes The Importance of Loyalty Rationalism vs. Intuition Obsession The Nature of Love
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Characters
All Characters Joe Rose Clarissa Mellon Jed Parry John Logan Jean Logan Rachael Logan Leo Logan James Gadd Harry Gadd Joseph Lacey Toby Greene
Symbols
All Symbols Curtains Doors
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Enduring Love

by Ian McEwan
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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
Themes
  • All Themes
  • The Importance of Loyalty Theme Icon
    The Importance of Loyalty
  • Rationalism vs. Intuition Theme Icon
    Rationalism vs. Intuition
  • Obsession Theme Icon
    Obsession
  • The Nature of Love Theme Icon
    The Nature of Love
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Joe Rose
  • Clarissa Mellon
  • Jed Parry
  • John Logan
  • Jean Logan
  • Rachael Logan
  • Leo Logan
  • James Gadd
  • Harry Gadd
  • Joseph Lacey
  • Toby Greene
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Curtains Symbol Icon
    Curtains
  • Doors Symbol Icon
    Doors
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Curtains

Enduring Love uses curtains to represent that human knowledge is often corrupted or incomplete. When Joe looks out his apartment window at Jed Parry in the street below, he hides himself from Parry’s vision by…

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Doors

In Enduring Love, doors symbolize obsession. When Joe first describes John Logan’s abandoned car, he states cryptically that its “door, or doors,” were “wide open,” a detail that makes Jean Logan believe that a…

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