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The Drowned World | Study Guide

J.G. Ballard

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Overview

Author

J.G. Ballard

Year Published

1962

Type

Novel

Genre

Dystopian

Perspective and Narrator

The Drowned World is narrated by a third-person omniscient narrator.

Tense

The Drowned World is narrated in the past tense.

About the Title

The title The Drowned World refers to a dystopian future in which warming temperatures have contributed to rising sea levels that have flooded many cities and towns, changing the world's topography. Most buildings have been submerged, and heat has contributed to a spreading jungle that hosts giant reptiles.

Diagrams

Employer Enemies Coworkers Coworkers Friends Robert Kerans Pessimistic biologist and medic Strangman Albino captain and pirate Colonel Riggs Defiant captain of an exploratory fleet Beatrice Dahl Woman in denial; refuses to leave the lagoon Alan Bodkin Senior-level doctor and medic Lieutenant Hardman Sick helicopter pilot
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Summary

This study guide for J.G. Ballard's The Drowned World offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.

Characters

Robert Kerans Strangman Colonel Riggs Beatrice Dahl Alan Bodkin Lieutenant Hardman

Symbols

The Compass The Lagoon

Themes

Humans versus Nature Futility of Climate Change The Past and the Future
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