The Drowned World
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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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
Themes
All Themes Man vs. Nature Memory vs. The Future Science and Psychology Birth, Renewal, and Doom
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Characters
All Characters Dr. Robert Kerans Strangeman Dr. Alan Bodkin Beatrice Dahl Colonel Riggs Lieutenant Hardman
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All Symbols The Broken Compass The Planetarium
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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The Drowned World

by

J. G. Ballard

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • 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
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Man vs. Nature Theme Icon
    Man vs. Nature
  • Memory vs. The Future Theme Icon
    Memory vs. The Future
  • Science and Psychology Theme Icon
    Science and Psychology
  • Birth, Renewal, and Doom Theme Icon
    Birth, Renewal, and Doom
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Dr. Robert Kerans
  • Strangeman
  • Dr. Alan Bodkin
  • Beatrice Dahl
  • Colonel Riggs
  • Lieutenant Hardman
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Broken Compass Symbol Icon
    The Broken Compass
  • The Planetarium Symbol Icon
    The Planetarium
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Unreliable Narrator
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