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The Stranger Motifs

Motifs and symbols tracked across analyzed chapters, with links back to chapter summaries and chapter analysis pages.

Bureaucracy

10 occurrencespersistent
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Mother's death

10 occurrencespersistent
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Silence and Quiet Vigil

10 occurrencespersistent
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Violence

8 occurrencespersistent
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Heat and Sun

7 occurrencespersistent
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Coffee

4 occurrencespersistent
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Alcohol

3 occurrencesrecurring
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Religion/faith

3 occurrencespersistent
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Soul

2 occurrencesemerging
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Escape

1 occurrencessingle-hit
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Execution/Guillotine

1 occurrencessingle-hit
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Sun/Heat

1 occurrencessingle-hit
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