Hope Leslie
Introduction + Context
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Preface Volume 1, Chapter 1 Volume 1, Chapter 2 Volume 1, Chapter 3 Volume 1, Chapter 4 Volume 1, Chapter 5 Volume 1, Chapter 6 Volume 1, Chapter 7 Volume 1, Chapter 8 Volume 1, Chapter 9 Volume 1, Chapter 10 Volume 1, Chapter 11 Volume 1, Chapter 12 Volume 2, Chapter 1 Volume 2, Chapter 2 Volume 2, Chapter 3 Volume 2, Chapter 4 Volume 2, Chapter 5 Volume 2, Chapter 6 Volume 2, Chapter 7 Volume 2, Chapter 8 Volume 2, Chapter 9 Volume 2, Chapter 10 Volume 2, Chapter 11 Volume 2, Chapter 12 Volume 2, Chapter 13 Volume 2, Chapter 14 Volume 2, Chapter 15
Themes
All Themes Religious Conflict and Tolerance Interracial Relationships Violence and Historical Memory Women’s Roles The Puritan Heritage
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Characters
All Characters Hope Leslie (Alice) Magawisca Everell Fletcher Mr. William Fletcher Faith Leslie (Mary) Sir Philip Gardiner Esther Downing Governor John Winthrop Mononotto Oneco Monoca Sir William Fletcher Alice Fletcher Jennet Master Cradock Mrs. Grafton Mrs. Martha Fletcher Roslin / Rosa Madam Winthrop Nelema Mr. Pynchon Antonio Batista Barnaby Tuttle
Symbols
All Symbols Wilderness
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Hope Leslie

by

Catharine Sedgwick
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In Hope Leslie, the wilderness or forest is the home of American Indian people, as opposed to the towns and settlements occupied by English colonists. As such, the forest symbolizes the absence of English…

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