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Study Guide: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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Study Guide: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as order and chaos, the centrality of art, and loss and recovery. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

The Goldfinch follows the picaresque life of Theo Decker after his mother is killed in a terrorist attack which leads him over the years into the seedy underbelly of the art world.

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Please note that this summary is NOT the original book and is meant to be listened to as a supplement to the original.

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