In the Skin of a Lion
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Part 1: Prologue Part 1: Chapter 1: Little Seeds Part 1: Chapter 2: The Bridge Part 1: Chapter 3: The Searcher Part 2: Chapter 1: Palace of Purification Part 2: Chapter 2: Remorse Part 3: Chapter 1: Caravaggio Part 3: Chapter 2: Maritime Theatre
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All Themes The Working Class vs. the Rich Community and Immigrant Culture Love and Family Literature, Imagination, and Creativity
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All Characters Patrick Lewis Alice Gull Clara Dickens Nicholas Temelcoff Caravaggio Cato Hana Rowland Harris Ambrose Small Hazen Lewis Giannetta Anne Daniel Stoyanoff
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In the Skin of a Lion

by Michael Ondaatje
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Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1: Prologue
  • Part 1: Chapter 1: Little Seeds
  • Part 1: Chapter 2: The Bridge
  • Part 1: Chapter 3: The Searcher
  • Part 2: Chapter 1: Palace of Purification
  • Part 2: Chapter 2: Remorse
  • Part 3: Chapter 1: Caravaggio
  • Part 3: Chapter 2: Maritime Theatre
Themes
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  • The Working Class vs. the Rich Theme Icon
    The Working Class vs. the Rich
  • Community and Immigrant Culture Theme Icon
    Community and Immigrant Culture
  • Love and Family Theme Icon
    Love and Family
  • Literature, Imagination, and Creativity Theme Icon
    Literature, Imagination, and Creativity
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Characters
  • All Characters
  • Patrick Lewis
  • Alice Gull
  • Clara Dickens
  • Nicholas Temelcoff
  • Caravaggio
  • Cato
  • Hana
  • Rowland Harris
  • Ambrose Small
  • Hazen Lewis
  • Giannetta
  • Anne
  • Daniel Stoyanoff
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  • Dynamite Symbol Icon
    Dynamite
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Patrick’s father Hazen Lewis is the first person in their region to use dynamite to dislodge jammed logs in the river. Hazen becomes an expert at this task, taking meticulous precautions to keep both…

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