The Piazza Tales Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Themes
Quotes
Compassion and Forgiveness
Compassion and Forgiveness Quotes
Exile
Exile Quotes
Isolation
Isolation Quotes
Lies and Deceit
Lies and Deceit Quotes
Literature and Writing
Literature and Writing Quotes
Passivity
Passivity Quotes
Race
Race Quotes
Versions of Reality
Versions of Reality Quotes
Chapter 1: The Piazza
Chapter 2: Bartleby
Chapter 3: Benito Cereno
Chapter 4: The Lightning-Rod Man
Chapter 5, Sketch First: The Isles At Large
Chapter 5, Sketch Second: Two Sides To a Tortoise
Chapter 5, Sketch Third: Rodondo
Chapter 5, Sketch Four: A Pisgah View From the Rock
Chapter 5, Sketch Fifth: The Frigate, and Ship Flyaway
Chapter 5, Sketch Sixth: Barrington Isle and the Buccaneers
Chapter 5, Sketch Seventh: Charles's Isle and the Dog King
Chapter 5, Sketch Eighth: Norfolk Isle and the Chola Widow.
Chapter 5, Sketch Ninth: Hood's Isle and the Hermit Oberlus
Chapter 5, Sketch Tenth: Runaways, Castaways, Solitaries, Grave-Stones, Etc.
Chapter 6: The Bell-Tower
Brief Summary
Characters
The Narrator of "The Piazza"
Narrator's Timeline
Marianna ("The Piazza")
Marianna's Timeline
Bartleby ("Bartleby")
Bartleby's Timeline
The Narrator of "Bartleby"
Bartleby Narrator's Timeline
Minor Characters in "Bartleby"
Captain Amaso Delano ("Benito Cereno")
Delano's Timeline
Babo ("Benito Cereno")
Babo's Timeline
Don Benito Cereno ("Benito Cereno")
Benito's Timeline
Minor Characters in "Benito Cereno"
Lightning-Rod Man
The Narrator of "The Lightning-Rod Man"
The Narrator of "The Encantadas"
Encantadas' Timeline
Themes
Quotes
Compassion and Forgiveness
Compassion and Forgiveness Quotes
Exile
Exile Quotes
Isolation
Isolation Quotes
Lies and Deceit
Lies and Deceit Quotes
Literature and Writing
Literature and Writing Quotes
Passivity
Passivity Quotes
Race
Race Quotes
Versions of Reality
Versions of Reality Quotes
Chapter 1: The Piazza
Chapter 2: Bartleby
Chapter 3: Benito Cereno
Chapter 4: The Lightning-Rod Man
Chapter 5, Sketch First: The Isles At Large
Chapter 5, Sketch Second: Two Sides To a Tortoise
Chapter 5, Sketch Third: Rodondo
Chapter 5, Sketch Four: A Pisgah View From the Rock
Chapter 5, Sketch Fifth: The Frigate, and Ship Flyaway
Chapter 5, Sketch Sixth: Barrington Isle and the Buccaneers
Chapter 5, Sketch Seventh: Charles's Isle and the Dog King
Chapter 5, Sketch Eighth: Norfolk Isle and the Chola Widow.
Chapter 5, Sketch Ninth: Hood's Isle and the Hermit Oberlus
Chapter 5, Sketch Tenth: Runaways, Castaways, Solitaries, Grave-Stones, Etc.
Chapter 6: The Bell-Tower
Brief Summary
Characters
The Narrator of "The Piazza"
Narrator's Timeline
Marianna ("The Piazza")
Marianna's Timeline
Bartleby ("Bartleby")
Bartleby's Timeline
The Narrator of "Bartleby"
Bartleby Narrator's Timeline
Minor Characters in "Bartleby"
Captain Amaso Delano ("Benito Cereno")
Delano's Timeline
Babo ("Benito Cereno")
Babo's Timeline
Don Benito Cereno ("Benito Cereno")
Benito's Timeline
Minor Characters in "Benito Cereno"
Lightning-Rod Man
The Narrator of "The Lightning-Rod Man"
The Narrator of "The Encantadas"
Encantadas' Timeline
Hunilla ("The Encantadas")
Hunilla's Timeline
Oberlus ("The Encantadas")
Oberlus' Timeline
Minor Characters in "The Encantadas"
Bannadonna ("The Bell Tower")
Bannadonna's Timeline
Character Clues
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Office in "Bartleby"
Don Aranda's Skeleton
The Lightning-Rod
The Turtles
The Flaw in the Bell
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
Three-Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Look at all the Minor Characters; Where Do They All Come From?
Look at all the Minor Characters; Where Do They All Come From? True or False
Okay, Melville; We Get It. You've Read a Lot of Books.
Okay, Melville; We Get It. You've Read a Lot of Books. True or False
Essay
Hunilla's Timeline
Oberlus ("The Encantadas")
Oberlus' Timeline
Minor Characters in "The Encantadas"
Bannadonna ("The Bell Tower")
Bannadonna's Timeline
Character Clues
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Office in "Bartleby"
Don Aranda's Skeleton
The Lightning-Rod
The Turtles
The Flaw in the Bell
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
Three-Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Look at all the Minor Characters; Where Do They All Come From?
Look at all the Minor Characters; Where Do They All Come From? True or False
Okay, Melville; We Get It. You've Read a Lot of Books.
Okay, Melville; We Get It. You've Read a Lot of Books. True or False
Essay