A Fable

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1955

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-2

Chapters 3-4

Chapters 5-6

Chapters 7-8

Chapters 9-10

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

In what ways does the non-linear structure of A Fable introduce the audience to the themes of the novel? How does the non-linear structure impact the plot?

How are the ideas of war and peace presented in the novel? Are they opposite of one another? Why or why not? What characters represent war and what characters represent peace? How do they embody these representations?

Compare how A Fable illustrates biblical characters that are not front and center in the life of Jesus or during the time of the resurrection. Who resembles Paul from the New Testament? Are there comparisons to characters from the Old Testament?