This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Junkie by William S. Burroughs. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including addiction, crime and sexuality. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:...
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Junkie by William S. Burroughs (Book Analysis)
Junkie by William S. Burroughs (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
978280801288150EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Junkie by William S. Burroughs. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including addiction, crime and sexuality. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of William S. Burroughs
Presentation of Junkie
Summary of Junkie
Character study
Lee
His wife and children
Bill Gains
Pat
Ike
Analysis of Junkie
The Beat Generation
Tunnel vision
Language and the reader’s complicity
About Junkie
Junkie is a brutally honest depiction of life as a drug addict in 20th-century America. It is heavily based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, although it was initially published under the pseudonym William Lee – which is also the name of the first-person narrator – to prevent possible repercussions. Throughout the novel, Lee’s dependence on ‘junk’ waxes and wanes: attempts to wean himself off the drug are followed by downward spirals into renewed addiction, leading him to become a dealer himself to make ends meet, which then frequently results in incarceration. As a whole, the novel is characterized by its graphic depictions of criminal dealings, drug-taking and homosexuality, and it is now considered a classic work of the Beat movement.
About William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs was born into a well-off family and had a privileged upbringing. After finishing his studies at Harvard University, Burroughs became acquainted with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, together with whom he would later become one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation literary movement. His work is characterized by often-graphic explorations of drug addiction and homosexuality, and played a key role in the overturning of American censorship laws regarding ‘obscenity’ in published works.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Junkie by William S. Burroughs. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including addiction, crime and sexuality. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:
Biography of William S. Burroughs
Presentation of Junkie
Summary of Junkie
Character study
Lee
His wife and children
Bill Gains
Pat
Ike
Analysis of Junkie
The Beat Generation
Tunnel vision
Language and the reader’s complicity
About Junkie
Junkie is a brutally honest depiction of life as a drug addict in 20th-century America. It is heavily based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, although it was initially published under the pseudonym William Lee – which is also the name of the first-person narrator – to prevent possible repercussions. Throughout the novel, Lee’s dependence on ‘junk’ waxes and wanes: attempts to wean himself off the drug are followed by downward spirals into renewed addiction, leading him to become a dealer himself to make ends meet, which then frequently results in incarceration. As a whole, the novel is characterized by its graphic depictions of criminal dealings, drug-taking and homosexuality, and it is now considered a classic work of the Beat movement.
About William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs was born into a well-off family and had a privileged upbringing. After finishing his studies at Harvard University, Burroughs became acquainted with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, together with whom he would later become one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation literary movement. His work is characterized by often-graphic explorations of drug addiction and homosexuality, and played a key role in the overturning of American censorship laws regarding ‘obscenity’ in published works.application/pdf1
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This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of William S. Burroughs
- Presentation of Junkie
- Summary of Junkie
- Character study
- Lee
- His wife and children
- Bill Gains
- Pat
- Ike
- Analysis of Junkie
- The Beat Generation
- Tunnel vision
- Language and the reader’s complicity
About Junkie
Junkie is a brutally honest depiction of life as a drug addict in 20th-century America. It is heavily based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, although it was initially published under the pseudonym William Lee – which is also the name of the first-person narrator – to prevent possible repercussions. Throughout the novel, Lee’s dependence on ‘junk’ waxes and wanes: attempts to wean himself off the drug are followed by downward spirals into renewed addiction, leading him to become a dealer himself to make ends meet, which then frequently results in incarceration. As a whole, the novel is characterized by its graphic depictions of criminal dealings, drug-taking and homosexuality, and it is now considered a classic work of the Beat movement.
About William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs was born into a well-off family and had a privileged upbringing. After finishing his studies at Harvard University, Burroughs became acquainted with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, together with whom he would later become one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation literary movement. His work is characterized by often-graphic explorations of drug addiction and homosexuality, and played a key role in the overturning of American censorship laws regarding ‘obscenity’ in published works.
Product details
| ISBN | 9782808012881 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
| Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
| Format | |
| Pages | 50 |
| File size | 2.1 MB |
