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by Norman Mailer
About 106 pages (31,831 words)
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The Naked and the Dead Study Guide consists of approx. 106 pages of summaries and analysis on The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

It is night, and an American troopship convoy lies off the coast of Anopopei, a fictional Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. A soldier wakes in his cramped bunk, sandwiched between layers of similar bunks and surrounded by dangling equipment, and he goes to sit and smoke in the latrine, enjoying the coolness there, and wishing it was dawn. (read more)
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      Part 2, Chapter 8
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      Part 2, Chapter 11
      Part 2, Chapter 12
      Part 2, Chapter 13
      Part 3, Chapter 1
      Part 3, Chapter 2
      Part 3, Chapter 4
      Part 3, Chapter 5
      Part 3, Chapter 6
      Part 3, Chapter 7
      Part 3, Chapter 8
      Part 3, Chapter 9
      Part 3, Chapter 10
      Part 3, Chapter 11
      Part 3, Chapter 12
      Part 3, Chapter 13
      Part 3, Chapter 14
      Part 4

  Characters

  Social Concerns

  Techniques

  Thematic Overview

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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      Critical Essay #5

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Key Questions

  Literary Precedents

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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