A Wizard of Earthsea
Introduction + Context
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10
Themes
All Themes Coming of Age Knowledge and Patience vs. Power and Pride Identity and the Shadow Self Duty and Destiny Cosmic Balance
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All Characters Ged / Duny / Sparrowhawk The Shadow Ogion Jasper Vetch / Estarriol Archmage Nemmerle Archmage Gensher The Master Hand The Master Namer The Master Summoner The Doormaster / The Master Doorkeeper Pechvarry Yevaud, the Dragon of Pendor Skiorh Village Girl / Serret Benderesk The Elderly Man and The Elderly Woman Ged’s Aunt Yarrow
Symbols
All Symbols True Names
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A Wizard of Earthsea

by

Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea Symbols

True Names

Throughout A Wizard of Earthsea, true names symbolize the intense power of being seen, known, and accepted as one truly is—a concept that relates profoundly back to several of the novel’s major themes, including…

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