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Daniel Deronda | Study Guide

George Eliot

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Contents

Overview
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Context
Characters
Plot Summary
Chapter Summaries
- Volume 1, Book 1
- - - Chapters 1–3
  - - Chapters 4–6
  - - Chapters 7–10
- Volume 1, Book 2
- - - Chapters 11–13
  - - Chapters 14–15
  - - Chapters 16–18
- Volume 2, Book 3
- - - Chapters 19–21
  - - Chapters 22–24
  - - Chapters 25–27
- Volume 2, Book 4
- - - Chapters 28–29
  - - Chapters 30–32
  - - Chapters 33–34
- Volume 3, Book 5
- - - Chapter 35
  - - Chapters 36–37
  - - Chapters 38–40
- Volume 3, Book 6
- - - Chapters 41–43
  - - Chapters 44–46
  - - Chapters 47–49
- Volume 4, Book 7
- - - Chapters 50–51
  - - Chapters 52–55
  - - Chapters 56–57
- Volume 4, Book 8
- - - Chapters 58–61
  - - Chapters 62–64
  - - Chapters 65–67
  - - Chapters 68–70
Quotes
Symbols
Themes
Motifs
Author Biography
Suggested Reading

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Overview

Author

George Eliot

Year Published

1876

Type

Novel

Genre

Fiction

Perspective and Narrator

Daniel Deronda is written from a third-person omniscient perspective. The narrator occasionally philosophizes about the action of the novel and occasionally addresses the reader.

Tense

Daniel Deronda is written primarily in the past tense. When the narrator addresses the reader or speaks more generally about life, she sometimes shifts to the present tense.

About the Title

Eliot wrote Daniel Deronda as a sympathetic portrayal of Jewish life, with Daniel Deronda as the Jewish protagonist. Eliot teaches about the history of the Jews and Judaism through Deronda's story, which includes the discovery of his heritage. But the novel has a second compelling protagonist, Gwendolen Harleth. Gwendolen's story is intertwined with Deronda's, and he becomes an informal spiritual guide who helps her overcome her extreme egotism.

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Summary

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Characters

Deronda Gwendolen Grandcourt Mirah Mordecai

Symbols

Archery and Arrows Horses Jewelry

Themes

Ethnic and Religious Identity Abuse of Sexual Power Work and Existential Meaning Prison of Egotism Marriage and Female Oppression

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