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Course Hero. "Miss Lonelyhearts Study Guide." Course Hero. 3 Nov. 2017. Web. 25 May 2022. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Miss-Lonelyhearts/>.
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Course Hero, "Miss Lonelyhearts Study Guide," November 3, 2017, accessed May 25, 2022, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Miss-Lonelyhearts/.
Miss Lonelyhearts tries to drink away the troubles caused by his column.
Miss Lonelyhearts and the Dead PanMiss Lonelyhearts torments an old man who reminds him of his readers.
Miss Lonelyhearts and the Clean Old ManShrike lists the four solutions to life, all impossible for Miss Lonelyhearts.
Miss Lonelyhearts in the Dismal SwampBetty and Miss Lonelyhearts retreat to the countryside.
Miss Lonelyhearts in the CountryMiss Lonelyhearts drinks with the Doyles and hits Mrs. Doyle.
Miss Lonelyhearts Pays a VisitShrike reads aloud an angry letter from Peter Doyle.
Miss Lonelyhearts Attends a PartyMiss Lonelyhearts insincerely proposes marriage to Betty.
Miss Lonelyhearts and the Party DressMiss Lonelyhearts falls ill and decides "Christ is life."
Miss Lonelyhearts Has a Religious ExperiencePeter Doyle climbs Miss Lonelyhearts's stairway.
Miss Lonelyhearts Has a Religious ExperiencePeter Doyle's gun goes off, perhaps killing Miss Lonelyhearts.
Miss Lonelyhearts Has a Religious Experience| Chapter | Summary |
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| Miss Lonelyhearts, Help Me, Help Me | An advice columnist for the New York Post-Dispatch sits at his desk trying to write. The narrator refers to him only by ... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and the Dead Pan | After his workday Miss Lonelyhearts heads to a speakeasy, a bar selling alcohol illegally during Prohibition. Miss... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and the Lamb | Miss Lonelyhearts goes home to his rented room, "a room that was as full of shadows as an old steel engraving." Its only... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and the Fat Thumb | As the story goes on, Miss Lonelyhearts becomes obsessive about order. "Everything had to form a pattern." His is annoye... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and the Clean Old Man | Kicked out of Betty's place, Miss Lonelyhearts finds himself on the street again. He feels as if "his heart were a bomb,... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and Mrs. Shrike | The next day Miss Lonelyhearts lies on the bed in his rented room, suffering from a headache and a hangover. Shrike call... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts on a Field Trip | The next day Miss Lonelyhearts is back at the office. He thinks of a desert, "not of sand, but of rust and body dirt." I... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts in the Dismal Swamp | Miss Lonelyhearts next falls ill and stays in bed for several days of sleep. On the third day "his imagination began to ... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts in the Country | At this time, Betty visits Miss Lonelyhearts daily for more than a week, bringing him soup and chicken. He tries to talk... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts Returns | After a few more days on the farm Betty and Miss Lonelyhearts return to the city. And soon as Miss Lonelyhearts sees "th... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and the Cripple | Miss Lonelyhearts now avoids Betty, and she stops calling him. He wants to preserve his humility. He finds "the farther ... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts Pays a Visit | Doyle and Miss Lonelyhearts then take a cab to the Doyles' apartment. Each is wrapped up in his own concerns. Doyle curs... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts Attends a Party | Miss Lonelyhearts takes to his bed again, for four days. On the fourth day Shrike and four other people come to Miss Lon... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts and the Party Dress | The focus of the narrative returns here to Miss Lonelyhearts. Outside Shrike's apartment Miss Lonelyhearts catches up wi... Read More |
| Miss Lonelyhearts Has a Religious Experience | The next morning Miss Lonelyhearts has a fever, which he welcomes. "[The fever] promised heat and mentally unmotivated v... Read More |
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