Empire of the Sun

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapters 1-10

Part 1, Chapters 11-19

Part 2

Parts 3 and 4

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

Consider the leisure and educational activities organized by prisoners in the camp. How far can they be seen as they necessary consolations as opposed to dangerous distractions?

Consider the relationship between literature and autobiography. How far can Empire of the Sun be considered an autobiographical novel and how far can any such novel be faithful to the original experiences of the author?