Nightwood
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Bow Down La Somnambule Night Watch “The Squatter” Watchman, What of the Night? Where the Tree Falls Go Down, Matthew The Possessed
Themes
All Themes Sexuality, Gender, and Nonconformity Identity Obsession and Despair Otherness and the Search for Acceptance
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Characters
All Characters Robin Vote Dr. Matthew O’Connor Nora Flood Felix Volkbein Jenny Petherbridge Guido Volkbein (senior) Hedvig Volkbein Frau Mann / Duchess of Broadback Guido Volkbein (junior) Sylvia
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All Symbols Night
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Nightwood

by

Djuna Barnes
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In Nightwood, Djuna Barnes uses night to represent the hidden parts of Robin Vote’s personality. The other four primary characters—Felix Volkbein, Nora Flood, Jenny Petherbridge, and Dr. Matthew O’Connor…

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