Giovanni’s Room
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Part 1: Chapter 1 Part 1: Chapter 2 Part 1: Chapter 3 Part 2: Chapter 1 Part 2: Chapter 2 Part 2: Chapter 3 Part 2: Chapter 4 Part 2: Chapter 5
Themes
All Themes Sexual Orientation and Denial Gender and Societal Expectations Travel, Identity, and Emotional Escape Money, Sex, and Exploitation
Quotes
Characters
All Characters David Giovanni Hella Jacques Guillaume David’s Father Joey Ellen Sue
Symbols
All Symbols Giovanni’s Room Jacques’s Letter
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Irony Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Setting Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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Giovanni’s Room

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James Baldwin
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