The Beast in the Jungle
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Themes
All Themes Fate and Failure Understanding and Connection Love and Loss Courage vs. Cowardice
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Characters
All Characters John Marcher May Bartram The Mourner
Symbols
All Symbols The Beast May’s Tomb
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Oxymorons Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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The Beast in the Jungle

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Henry James

The Beast in the Jungle Literary Devices

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