Spunk

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Themes

All Themes Power and Masculinity Women and Misogyny Legal Justice vs. Moral Justice Storytelling

Characters

All Characters Spunk Banks Joe Kanty Lena Kanty Elijah Mosley Walter Thomas The Men in the General Store Jeff Kanty The Sheriff

Symbols

All Symbols The Bobcat The Circle Saw

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Dialect Foil Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Mood Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
Power and Masculinity
Women and Misogyny
Legal Justice vs. Moral Justice
Storytelling

All Characters
Spunk Banks
Joe Kanty
Lena Kanty
Elijah Mosley
Walter Thomas
The Men in the General Store
Jeff Kanty
The Sheriff

All Symbols
The Bobcat
The Circle Saw

All Literary Devices
Dialect
Foil
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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