Contents

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Key Literary Elements

• Setting
• Characters
• Conflict
• Plot
• Themes
• Mood
• Background Information
• Historical Background
• Literary Background

Chapter summaries with Notes

• Early Morning
• Punishment
• Breakfast
• A Visit to the Hospital
• Return to the Barracks
• The Roll Call
• Letters
• Work at the Site
• Work in Progress
• The Past Recollected
• Mealtime
• Tyurin's Story
• The Bricklaying Session
• The Threats of Der
• The Missing Number
• The Long March Home
• The Package Room
• Thoughts About the Old Man and Visit to the Latvian
• The Night Check on Prisoners
• The Second Night Check

Overall Analyses

• Characters
• Plot
• Themes
• Style

Questions

• Study Questions

Comment

• Comment on the study of Literature