Our Mutual Friend

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Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 1, Chapter 5 Book 1, Chapter 6 Book 1, Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 8 Book 1, Chapter 9 Book 1, Chapter 10 Book 1, Chapter 11 Book 1, Chapter 12 Book 1, Chapter 13 Book 1, Chapter 14 Book 1, Chapter 15 Book 1, Chapter 16 Book 1, Chapter 17 Book 2, Chapter 1 Book 2, Chapter 2 Book 2, Chapter 3 Book 2, Chapter 4 Book 2, Chapter 5 Book 2, Chapter 6 Book 2, Chapter 7 Book 2, Chapter 8 Book 2, Chapter 9 Book 2, Chapter 10 Book 2, Chapter 11 Book 2, Chapter 12 Book 2, Chapter 13 Book 2, Chapter 14 Book 2, Chapter 15 Book 2, Chapter 16 Book 3, Chapter 1 Book 3, Chapter 2 Book 3, Chapter 3 Book 3, Chapter 4 Book 3, Chapter 5 Book 3, Chapter 6 Book 3, Chapter 7 Book 3, Chapter 8 Book 3, Chapter 9 Book 3, Chapter 10 Book 3, Chapter 11 Book 3, Chapter 12 Book 3, Chapter 13 Book 3, Chapter 14 Book 3, Chapter 15 Book 3, Chapter 16 Book 3, Chapter 17 Book 4, Chapter 1 Book 4, Chapter 2 Book 4, Chapter 3 Book 4, Chapter 4 Book 4, Chapter 5 Book 4, Chapter 6 Book 4, Chapter 7 Book 4, Chapter 8 Book 4, Chapter 9 Book 4, Chapter 10 Book 4, Chapter 11 Book 4, Chapter 12 Book 4, Chapter 13 Book 4, Chapter 14 Book 4, Chapter 15 Book 4, Chapter 16 Book 4, Chapter 17

Themes

All Themes Society, Class, and Character Greed and Corruption Marriage, Adoption, and Family Education vs. Real-World Experience Misfits and Outcasts

Characters

All Characters John Harmon/Julius Handford/John Rokesmith Bella Lizzie Nicodemus “Noddy” Boffin Henerietty Boffin Eugene Wrayburn Jenny Wren Mortimer Lightwood Mr. Riah Bradley Headstone Silas Wegg Fascination Fledgeby Roger “Rogue” Riderhood Sophronia Lammle Alfred Lammle The Veneerings Twemlow Gaffer Hexam Charley Hexam Georgiana Podsnap Mr. Venus Jenny’s Father/Mr. Dolls Old Mr. Harmon

Symbols

All Symbols River Dust Dolls

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone

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Our Mutual Friend

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Charles Dickens

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

All Themes
Society, Class, and Character
Greed and Corruption
Marriage, Adoption, and Family
Education vs. Real-World Experience
Misfits and Outcasts

All Characters
John Harmon/Julius Handford/John Rokesmith
Bella
Lizzie
Nicodemus “Noddy” Boffin
Henerietty Boffin
Eugene Wrayburn
Jenny Wren
Mortimer Lightwood
Mr. Riah
Bradley Headstone
Silas Wegg
Fascination Fledgeby
Roger “Rogue” Riderhood
Sophronia Lammle
Alfred Lammle
The Veneerings
Twemlow
Gaffer Hexam
Charley Hexam
Georgiana Podsnap
Mr. Venus
Jenny’s Father/Mr. Dolls
Old Mr. Harmon

All Symbols
River
Dust
Dolls

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Frame Story
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Style
Tone

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