Revolutionary Road
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 2, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 3, Chapter 1 Part 3, Chapter 2 Part 3, Chapter 3 Part 3, Chapter 4 Part 3, Chapter 5 Part 3, Chapter 6 Part 3, Chapter 7 Part 3, Chapter 8 Part 3, Chapter 9
Themes
All Themes Marriage and Selfhood Manhood and Womanhood Parents and Children Conformity, Mental Illness, and Psychology Class, Taste, and Status
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Characters
All Characters Frank Wheeler April Wheeler Shep Campbell Milly Campbell Helen Givings John Givings Howard Givings Earl Wheeler
Symbols
All Symbols The Rubber Syringe Howard’s Hearing Aid Sedum Plant Stone Path
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Revolutionary Road

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Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road Study Guide

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