Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
From James Bond films, you're probably used to the idea that spy thrillers should have exotic, varied settings. And The Bourne Identity sure does go a lot of places. There's the Mediterranean...
What's Up With the Title?
Robert Ludlum wrote 27 books, and almost all of them are titled The Something Something. For example: The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Parsifal Mosaic, The Holcroft Covenant, The Woodchuck...
What's Up With the Ending?
The very end of the book, from the final paragraph (Epilogue.44), is a neat bookend to the very beginning of the book. As you remember (because you're not Jason Bourne), The Bourne Identity st...
Tough-o-Meter
The Bourne Identity is a thumping pulp adventure novel. It's a simple story about bad guys being bad and good guys shooting them. It is quite long, and there are lots of plot twists and turns, whic...