The Latecomer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Foreword-Part 1, Chapters 1-4

Part 1, Chapters 5-8

Part 2, Chapters 9-16

Part 2, Chapters 17-25

Part 3, Chapters 26-30

Part 3, Chapters 31-36

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Explore the Oppenheimers’ relationship to their Jewishness. How does Jean Hanff Korelitz explore the different ways that Jewish culture, history, and faith manifest in the Oppenheimer family, and each family member’s life?

Choose one of the Oppenheimer triplets and discuss how they find purpose and meaning in their lives over the course of the novel.

In The Latecomer, the settings play an important part in the meaning of the novel. How do the different places, such as the Brooklyn Heights house, the Red Hook warehouse, and the Martha’s Vineyard cottage, contribute to the meaning of the novel?