The Red Room

by H.G. Wells

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The Red Room Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Light and Darkness, Reason and Fear
Personifications of Darkness and Fear
The Statue of Ganymede and the Eagle
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What’s Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker’s Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Overcoming the Monster
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Brief Summary
"The Red Room"
Characters
The Narrator
The Narrator Timeline
The Man with the Shade
The Man with the Shade Timeline
The Man with the Withered Arm
The Man with the Withered Arm Timeline
The Old Woman
The Old Woman Timeline

The Old Earl
The Timid Young Countess
The Poor Young Duke
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Fear
Fear Quotes
The Supernatural
The Supernatural Quotes
Versions of Reality
Versions of Reality Quotes
Good vs. Evil
Good vs. Evil Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
Burning the Candle at Both Ends
Were There No Vacancies at the Courtyard Marriott?
Essay