Salvage the Bones
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The First Day: Birth in a Bare-Bulb Place The Second Day: Hidden Eggs The Third Day: Sickness in the Dirt The Fourth Day: Worth Stealing The Fifth Day: Salvage the Bones The Sixth Day: A Steady Hand The Seventh Day: Game Dogs and Game Men The Eighth Day: Make Them Know The Ninth Day: Hurricane Eclipse The Tenth Day: In the Endless Eye The Eleventh Day: Katrina The Twelfth Day: Alive
Themes
All Themes Motherhood and Violence Nature and Control Myth Poverty and Survival
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Characters
All Characters Esch Skeetah Randall Junior Daddy Manny Rico
Symbols
All Symbols Medea, China, and Hurricane Katrina
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Salvage the Bones

by Jesmyn Ward
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • The First Day: Birth in a Bare-Bulb Place
  • The Second Day: Hidden Eggs
  • The Third Day: Sickness in the Dirt
  • The Fourth Day: Worth Stealing
  • The Fifth Day: Salvage the Bones
  • The Sixth Day: A Steady Hand
  • The Seventh Day: Game Dogs and Game Men
  • The Eighth Day: Make Them Know
  • The Ninth Day: Hurricane Eclipse
  • The Tenth Day: In the Endless Eye
  • The Eleventh Day: Katrina
  • The Twelfth Day: Alive
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Motherhood and Violence Theme Icon
    Motherhood and Violence
  • Nature and Control Theme Icon
    Nature and Control
  • Myth Theme Icon
    Myth
  • Poverty and Survival Theme Icon
    Poverty and Survival
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Esch
  • Skeetah
  • Randall
  • Junior
  • Daddy
  • Manny
  • Rico
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Medea, China, and Hurricane Katrina Symbol Icon
    Medea, China, and Hurricane Katrina
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Throughout the novel, there are three distinct but functionally similar symbols that reflect one of the novel’s major themes: motherhood and violence. Skeetah’s fighting dog China, the Greek mythological figure Medea, and the catastrophic…

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