Six Characters in Search of an Author
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Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Themes
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Reality, Illusion, and Identity
Authorship and Meaning
Action, Fate, and Absurdity
The Nuclear Family
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Characters
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The Manager
The Father
The Step-Daughter
The Mother
The Son
The Boy
The Child
The Clerk
Madame Pace
The Leading Man
The Leading Lady
The Prompter
The Machinist
The Scene-Shifters
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The Curtain
The Revolver
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Genre
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
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Luigi Pirandello
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Themes
All Themes
Reality, Illusion, and Identity
Authorship and Meaning
Action, Fate, and Absurdity
The Nuclear Family
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
The Manager
The Father
The Step-Daughter
The Mother
The Son
The Boy
The Child
The Clerk
Madame Pace
The Leading Man
The Leading Lady
The Prompter
The Machinist
The Scene-Shifters
Symbols
All Symbols
The Curtain
The Revolver
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Dialect
Genre
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
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