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At Swim-Two-Birds

Flann O'Brien
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42 pages • 1 hour read

Flann O'Brien

At Swim-Two-Birds

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1939

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    1.

    The protagonist of At Swim-Two-Birds remains anonymous throughout the novel. How does the student’s anonymity echo the novel’s themes?

    2.

    In the novel, characters are brought into being by authors who then have control over them. What does the fate of the characters say about the nature of free will?

    3.

    What does the Red Swan Hotel symbolize?

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