Killers of the Flower Moon
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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 Chapter 25 Chapter 26
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All Characters David Grann Tom White Mollie Burkhart William K. Hale Anna Brown Rita Smith Bill Smith Scott Mathis James and David Shoun J. Edgar Hoover Kelsie Morrison Blackie Thompson Asa Kirby
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Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Ethos Fallacy Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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Killers of the Flower Moon

by

David Grann

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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
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Racism and Exploitation Theme Icon
    Racism and Exploitation
  • American Entitlement, Greed, and Corruption Theme Icon
    American Entitlement, Greed, and Corruption
  • Family, Legacy, and Trauma Theme Icon
    Family, Legacy, and Trauma
  • History, Truth, and Lies Theme Icon
    History, Truth, and Lies
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • David Grann
  • Tom White
  • Mollie Burkhart
  • William K. Hale
  • Anna Brown
  • Rita Smith
  • Bill Smith
  • Scott Mathis
  • James and David Shoun
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Kelsie Morrison
  • Blackie Thompson
  • Asa Kirby
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Clothing  Symbol Icon
    Clothing
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Ethos
  • Fallacy
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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