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Going Solo

Roald Dahl
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44 pages • 1 hour read

Roald Dahl

Going Solo

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

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  • Summary

  • Background

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Chapters 1-5

  • Chapters 6-10

  • Chapters 11-15

  • Key Figures

  • Themes

  • Index of Terms

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Tools

  • Discussion Questions

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Examine the function of Dahl’s letters to his mother within the memoir. How do they serve as a narrative device to foreshadow events, reveal character, and convey emotional depth?

    2.

    How do Chapters 1-6 differ from 7-15? What elements remain the same?

    3.

    Analyze how Dahl uses irony, satire, and understatement to convey the senselessness of military conflict. What specific incidents illustrate the absurdity of the wartime experience?

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