The Boys in the Boat
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The Boys in the Boat

by Daniel James Brown
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Teamwork and Trust Theme Icon
    Teamwork and Trust
  • Sports, Politics, and Community Theme Icon
    Sports, Politics, and Community
  • Class Theme Icon
    Class
  • East Versus West Theme Icon
    East Versus West
  • Propaganda Theme Icon
    Propaganda
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Tom Bolles
  • Joe Rantz
  • Adolf Hitler
  • George Yeoman Pocock
  • Joyce Simdars
  • Al Ulbrickson
  • Harry Rantz
  • Thula LaFollette (Rantz)
  • Joseph Goebbels
  • Ky Ebright
  • Bobby Moch
  • Roger Morris
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Husky Clipper Symbol Icon
    The Husky Clipper
  • Swing Symbol Icon
    Swing
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Alliteration
  • Allusions
  • Fallacy
  • Flashbacks
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
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