My Family and Other Animals
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Part 1: The Migration Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1: Conversation Part 2, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 8 Part 2, Chapter 9 Part 2, Chapter 10 Part 2, Chapter 11 Part 2, Chapter 12 Part 2: Conversation Part 3, Chapter 13 Part 3, Chapter 14 Part 3, Chapter 15 Part 3, Chapter 16 Part 3, Chapter 17 Part 3, Chapter 18 Part 3: The Return
Themes
All Themes The Natural World Absurdity and Storytelling Childhood, Adulthood, and Education Friendship and the Care of Animals
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Characters
All Characters Gerry Durrell Dr. Theodore Stephanides Larry Durrell Mother Spiro Hakiaopulos Leslie Durrell Margo Durrell Kralefsky Roger George The Belgian Consul Peter Dodo The Turk Jonquil, Durant, and Michael Yani The Rose-Beetle Man Alecko Achilles Kosti Lugaretzia Widdle and Puke Geronimo The Magenpies
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All Symbols The Bootle-Bumtrinket The Seaplane
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My Family and Other Animals

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Gerald Durrell

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The Bootle-Bumtrinket

Gerry receives the Bootle-Bumtrinket, a strangely shaped boat crafted by Leslie, for his birthday. It allows him a sense of freedom and mastery over the aquatic world that had previously been unavailable to…

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The Seaplane

After the family moves to the daffodil-yellow villa, Theodore begins joining the Durrells on Thursdays for tea. This is partially so that he can watch the weekly seaplane land in the bay from their attic…

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