The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Part 1: Perhaps an Accident Part 2: The Marquesa de Montemayor Part 3: Esteban Part 4: Uncle Pio Part 5: Perhaps an Intention
Themes
All Themes Acts of God and Individual Will Love and Obsession Dogma vs. Altruism Art and Memory Grief and Loss
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Characters
All Characters Brother Juniper Doña María Doña Clara / Condesa Clara Camila Perichole / Micaela Villegas Uncle Pio Pepita Viceroy Andrés The Abbess Esteban Manuel Archbishop of Lima Captain Alvarado
Symbols
All Symbols The Bridge of San Luis Rey Churches and Abbeys
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Ethos Flashbacks Foil Frame Story Genre Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Pathos Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
by Thornton Wilder
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