Hate & Anger
"In time we hate that which we often fear," a character remarks in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Here, we've gathered thematically connected study guides that explore the experience, origin, and consequence of hatred.
Publication year 2014
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Forgiveness, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Loneliness, Love, Gender Identity, Coming of Age, Appearance & Reality, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Community, Politics & Government, Equality, Fate, Good & Evil, Order & Chaos
Tags Fantasy, Fairy Tale & Folklore, Romance, Action & Adventure
Publication year 2016
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Space, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Hate & Anger, Hope, Revenge, Death, Future, Appearance & Reality, Environment, Objects & Materials, Place, Family, Friendship, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Colonialism, Community, Economics, Globalization, Nation, Politics & Government, War, Fate, Good & Evil, Justice, Literature, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Religion & Spirituality, Safety & Danger, Science & Technology, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies, Wins & Losses
Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Publication year 1996
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Equality, Good & Evil, Justice, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Hope, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies, Safety & Danger, Race, Loyalty & Betrayal
Tags Historical Fiction, World War II, Holocaust, Coming of Age, European History, World History, Children`s Literature, Military & War
Behind the Bedroom Wall is a 1996 Young Adult historical fiction novel by Korean American author Laura E. Williams. The novel won the 1997 Jane Addams’ Children’s Book Award. Williams has written several other novels, including The Mystic Lighthouse series, Up a Creek, The Ghost Stallion, The Executioner’s Daughter, The Can Man, and Unexpected.Set in 1942 Germany, Behind the Bedroom Wall follows a 13-year-old Aryan German girl named Korinna Rehme, who is an active member... Read Behind the Bedroom Wall Summary
Publication year 2018
Genre Graphic Memoir , Nonfiction
Themes Family, Guilt, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Grief, Hate & Anger, Hope, Loneliness, Memory, Shame & Pride, Mental Health, Race, Death, The Past, Place, Self Discovery, Community, Politics & Government, War, Good & Evil, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Truth & Lies
Tags European History, Holocaust, World War II
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Indigenous Identity, Family, Grief, Hope, Hate & Anger, Gender Identity, Mental Health, Race, Coming of Age, Environment, Mothers, Siblings, Good & Evil, Justice
Tags Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Trauma & Abuse
Publication year 1935
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Fear, Hate & Anger, Race, Death, Safety & Danger
Tags Free Verse, Race & Racism, Trauma & Abuse, African American Literature
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Coming of Age, Revenge, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Memory, Shame & Pride, Forgiveness, Perseverance, Conflict, Hope
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Romance, Horror & Suspense, Coming of Age, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 1961
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Hate & Anger, Race, Community, Justice
Tags US History, Race & Racism, Journalism, Sociology, World History, Classic Fiction, Biography
Black Like Me is a sociological memoir written by John Howard Griffin in 1960. It takes place in 1959 in the deep South of the United States during the end of the segregation era. Griffin, a white man, assumes the appearance and life of a Black man and records his experiences in an attempt to create understanding and bridge gaps between Black and white Americans. Black Like Me was awarded the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for... Read Black Like Me Summary
Publication year 2003
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Race, Hate & Anger
Tags Narrative Poem
Publication year 1985
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Loyalty & Betrayal, Fate, Safety & Danger, Justice, Order & Chaos, Good & Evil, Power & Greed, Wins & Losses, Revenge, Hate & Anger, Fear, Conflict
Tags Western, Historical Fiction, American Literature, Horror & Suspense, World History, Classic Fiction
Blood Meridian, a 1985 historical fiction novel by Cormac McCarthy, is one of the most celebrated works of modern American literature. The novel was inspired by people and events of the mid-19th century in the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. McCarthy’s works have won many honors including the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. Blood Meridian is often considered his greatest novel. This guide uses an eBook version of the 1992 First Vintage... Read Blood Meridian Summary
Publication year 1932
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Hate & Anger, Revenge, Marriage
Tags Tragedy, Drama, Latin American Literature, Dramatic Literature, Trauma & Abuse
Blood Wedding, a Spanish rural tragedy, was written by Federico Garcia Lorca in 1932 while he was director of the travelling theater company Teatro Universitario La Barraca. The play was first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in 1933 under the title Bodas de Sangre. It ran briefly in America on Broadway in 1935, where it was retitled Bitter Oleander. It was not well received; the passions and folkloric culture in the play were too... Read Blood Wedding Summary
Publication year 2017
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Community, Safety & Danger, Family, Hate & Anger, Music, Race, Mothers, Food, Trust & Doubt, Justice, Equality, Marriage, Grief, Fear, Perseverance, Conflict
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Race & Racism, African American Literature, Modern Classic Fiction
Bluebird, Bluebird (2017) by Texas native Attica Locke, published by Little, Brown and Company, is a 2018 Edgar and Anthony award-winning mystery novel. It was also selected as a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Kirkus Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2017. The first in the Highway 59 series follows Texas Ranger Darren Mathews through the backroads of Texas in search of justice and reform... Read Bluebird, Bluebird Summary
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Hate & Anger, Shame & Pride, Femininity, Masculinity, Sexual Identity, Art, Beauty, Truth & Lies
Tags Horror & Suspense, Modern Classic Fiction, LGBTQ+
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Love, Grief, Siblings, Conflict, Forgiveness, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Memory, Regret, Death, Order & Chaos, Loyalty & Betrayal, Literature, Mothers, Marriage, Daughters & Sons, Fathers, The Past
Tags Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Grief & Death, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Hate & Anger, Loneliness, Love, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Friendship, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Education, War, Fate, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed
Tags Fantasy, Romance
Publication year 2008
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Hate & Anger, Love, Revenge, Death, The Past, Appearance & Reality, Food, Place, Community
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Historical Fiction
Publication year 2013
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Hate & Anger, Love, Revenge, Coming of Age, The Past, Fathers, Loyalty & Betrayal, Trust & Doubt
Tags Bullying, New Adult
Publication year 2009
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Friendship, Fear, Hate & Anger, Fathers, Loneliness, Family
Tags Bullying, Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Modern Classic Fiction
Bystander (2011) is a teen/young adult novel by James Preller that explores middle school bullying and the factors that enable it. Griffin Connelly, a two-faced bully, uses his charisma and good looks to keep members of his school clique in line as he perpetrates acts of cruelty against weaker classmates. No one stands up to Griffin until Eric Hayes, a newcomer, disrupts the status quo—questioning Griffin’s bullying and the silent complicity of the other students.The... Read Bystander Summary
Publication year 2013
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Hate & Anger, Revenge, Shame & Pride, Masculinity, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Future, The Past, Family, Friendship, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Community, Nation, Politics & Government, War, Beauty, Fate, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Wins & Losses, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies
Tags Fantasy, Love & Sexuality, Romance
Publication year 2015
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Fear, Hate & Anger, Disability, Femininity, Gender Identity, Masculinity, Mental Health, Childhood & Youth, Death, The Past, Place, Friendship, Mothers, Equality, Good & Evil, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense
Career of Evil (2015) is the third novel in the Cormoran Strike detective series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym). The story begins when Strike’s assistant, Robin Ellacott, receives a package containing a woman’s severed leg. The gruesome delivery sparks the investigative duo’s pursuit of a sadistic killer of women. As Strike and Robin investigate suspects from Strike’s troubled past, the story delves into themes of trauma, misogyny, and the lasting effects of violence. A... Read Career of Evil Summary