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Shmoop: The Scarlet Letter Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This plot summary highlights the various themes that are presented in the novel as well as giving insightful background information on the main characters.
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Shmoop: Romeo and Juliet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resources for Romeo and Juliet consist of a summary, analysis of themes and characters, a list of questions, and teacher resources. Each of the Acts and Scenes are discussed in great detail. An excellent set of questions is also included.
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Shmoop: Agamemnon

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site gives a summary, the major themes, plot analysis and study questions of the ancient play, Agamemnon.
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Shmoop: A Perfect Day for Bananafish

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating short story written by J. D. Salinger in 1948 is explored in depth in this site. Read about the characters, analysis important quotations and explore themes in this comprehensive site.
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Shmoop: Franny and Zooey

For Students 9th - 10th
Published as a short story in 1955, Franny and Zooey represents J. D. Salinger's interest in Zen Buddhism and other spiritual themes.
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Shmoop: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour

For Students 9th - 10th
Read what others have to say about these two stories that were eventually put together by J.D.Salinger. This site analyses the characters and major themes in these short stories.
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Shmoop: Teddy

For Students 9th - 10th
Taken from J. D. Salinger's short story collection Nine Stories the story of Teddy is an example of the writer's superior prose. Read about the characters and themes in the story.
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Shmoop: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Mark Twain's famous book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is analysed thoroughly in this comprehensive site. Find out about the major characters, the themes, and important quotations from the nove.
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Shmoop: All the King's Men

For Students 9th - 10th
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1947, this remarkable novel is analysed in terms of plot, characters, themes and quotations in this very detailed site. An excellent set of study questions is included.
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Shmoop: Anthem

For Students 9th - 10th
Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem, is analysed in this very comprehensive site that covers the plot, characters and themes in the novel.
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Shmoop: Arcadia

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent analysis of the play Arcadia is found in this site. Read about the characters and themes in this remarkable play.
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Shmoop: As You Like It

For Students 9th - 10th
Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It is looked at in depth in this intriquing site. Check out the major characters, themes and significant quotations from the play.
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Shmoop: Big Sur

For Students 9th - 10th
This semi-biographical novel written by Jack Kerouac set in the 1960s shows the life of Jack Duluoz who is an alter-ego for Jack Kerouac. Read about the characteres and themes in this novel.
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Shmoop: The Birthmark

For Students 9th - 10th
This short story by Nathaniel Hawthrone, The Birthmark, is one of Hawthorne's more well known short stories. Read about this story and its major characters and themes in this fascinating site.
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Shmoop: The Black Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains interesting information about the mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe. In addition, the short story, The Black Cat, is analysed in terms of characters and themes
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Shmoop: Brave New World

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1932, the novel Brave New World has received both applause and criticism. Read about the characters, their philosophies and the themes of the novel in this informative site.
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Shmoop: The Bald Soprano

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most frequently performed plays in France, The Bald Soprano, is analyzed in terms of plot, and themes in this informative site.
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Shmoop: The Canterbury Tales: T He Reeve's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
This unsettling tale is looked at in depth in this site that explores, the characters, and themes in one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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Shmoop: Breaking Dawn

For Students 9th - 10th
Full of interesting information, this site about Breaking Dawn, the book, characters and themes is worth a close look.
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Shmoop: The Call of the Wild

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating site on Jack London's famous novel The Call of the Wild is looked at in detail in this site that includes character anaylsis and a discussion of themes in the novel.
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Shmoop: The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue

For Students 9th - 10th
A most interesting character in The Canterbury Tales, the wife of Bath reveals much about herself and others. This site analysis the themes and other characters in this fascinating story.
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Shmoop: Catch 22

For Students 9th - 10th
Joseph Heller's Catch-22's famous novel is analysed in terms of characters and themes.
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Shmoop: Cathedral

For Students 9th - 10th
Raymond Carver's most famous story, Cathedral, is looked at in depth in this site that explores themes and characters.
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Shmoop: The Chairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in 1952, The Chairs is analysed in depth in terms of character and themes in this interesting site.