The Immoralist

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1902

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Part 1, Chapter 2

Part 1, Chapters 3-5

Part 1, Chapters 6-9

Part 2, Chapters 1-2

Part 2, Chapter 3-Part 3

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Gide employs a frame narrative that reveals Michel’s fate at the beginning of the novel. How does the frame narrative influence the novel’s characterization of Michel as a tragic hero?

Pick two natural landscapes depicted in the novel and explain how these environments mirror Michel’s moods and behaviors.

How does Michel’s fear of mortality drive his actions throughout the novel?