Lone Survivor

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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Epilogue

Themes

All Themes Politics and the War on Terror Bigotry and America’s Enemies Machismo and the Navy SEALs Ethics and the “Rules of Engagement” Survival and Trauma

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Marcus Luttrell Sarawa Mohammad Gulab Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy / “Mikey” Petty Officer Danny Dietz Matthew Gene Axelson / “Axe” President George W. Bush Ben Sharmak Saddam Hussein

Symbols

All Symbols The Bell

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Epilogue

Themes

All Themes
Politics and the War on Terror
Bigotry and America’s Enemies
Machismo and the Navy SEALs
Ethics and the “Rules of Engagement”
Survival and Trauma

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Marcus Luttrell
Sarawa
Mohammad Gulab
Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy / “Mikey”
Petty Officer Danny Dietz
Matthew Gene Axelson / “Axe”
President George W. Bush
Ben Sharmak
Saddam Hussein

Symbols

All Symbols
The Bell

Theme Wheel

Saddam Hussein

Lone Survivor Symbols

The Bell

During Hell Week—the notoriously difficult portion of Navy SEAL training—recruits are given the option of ringing a small bell. Doing so signals to the officers that the recruits have given up on becoming SEALs: they’ve…

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