Other Birds

Sarah Addison Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-5

Chapter 6–Interlude 3

Chapters 10-15

Chapter 16–Interlude 7

Chapter 20–Interlude 9

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Several characters in the novel go by several names: Charlotte/Pepper, Frasier/Roscoe, and Paloma/Pigeon. How does this empower these characters? How does it limit them?

Discuss Sweet Mallow, the novel-within-the-novel. What themes does it share with Other Birds?

Consider inheritance in the novel. What kinds of things do children inherit from their parents? How do these legacies shape them?