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Last Exit to Brooklyn

Hubert Selby Jr.
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41 pages • 1 hour read

Hubert Selby Jr.

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1964

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  • Before You Read Sparkles iconBeta

  • Summary

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

  • Parts 3-4

  • Part 5

  • Part 6

  • Character Analysis

  • Themes

  • Symbols & Motifs

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    The characters in Last Exit to Brooklyn find themselves trapped in cycles of violence. How do these cycles perpetuate?

    2.

    Criminality is a frequent motif in the lives of the characters. How does the setting affect their relationship to crime?

    3.

    How does the novel treat boundaries of gender?

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