Room by Emma Donoghue (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Room by Emma Donoghue. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s content and main themes, including mother-child relationships, imprisonment and innocence. 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 46-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Emma Donoghue
• Presentation of Room
• Summary of Room
• Character study
  • Jack
  • Ma
  • Old Nick
  • Grandma
  • Leo
  • Grandpa
• Analysis of Room
  • The young narrator
  • A mother’s love
  • Freedom and captivity

About Room

Room tells the story of five-year-old Jack and his mother Ma, who are both imprisoned in a single cramped room with no access to the outside world. Ma is regularly visited by the sinister Old Nick, the man who abducted her as a teenager, but her discovery that he is in financial trouble and may kill them rather than let his secret get out leads her to hatch a bold escape plan.

The novel garnered popular and critical acclaim, topping bestseller list around the world and being named one of the six best novels of 2010 by The New York Times. A film adaptation was released in 2015 and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, with Brie Larson winning Best Actress for her performance as Ma.

About Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue is an Irish-Canadian writer who is best-known for her historical fiction, although she has also written children’s fiction, short stories, plays, screenplays and works of literary criticism. Her best-known works to date include Room (2010) and The Wonder (2016). Donoghue’s works have been translated into over 40 languages and she has won multiple awards, including the Golden Crown Literary Award and the American Library Association’s Gay and Lesbian Book Award.