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
Themes
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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All Symbols Dynamite
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In the Skin of a Lion

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Michael Ondaatje
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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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