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The Skin of Our Teeth Study Guide

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by Thornton Wilder
About 70 pages (20,909 words)
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The Skin of Our Teeth Study Guide consists of approx. 70 pages of summaries and analysis on The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

This stylistically and interpretively challenging play doesn't so much tell a story as explore the experience of being human. By placing theatrical and narrative innovation alongside more traditional explorations of the human condition, the play makes the (possibly ironic) thematic point that life's challenges and questions can all be resolved by sticking together as a family, be it the biological family or the universal family of humankind. (read more)
      Act 1, Part 1
      Act 1, Part 2
      Act 2, Part 1
      Act 2, Part 2
      Act 3, Part 1
      Act 3, Part 2
      Act 3, Part 3

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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