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Background

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Part 1: “Book I”

Preface-Part 1

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Part 2: “Book II”

Part 2, Chapters 10-17

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Part 2, Chapters 18-22

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Part 3: “Book III”

Part 3, Chapters 23-29

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Part 3, Chapter 30-Epilogue

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Character Analysis

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Themes

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