Sing, Unburied, Sing
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: Jojo Chapter 2: Leonie Chapter 3: Jojo Chapter 4: Leonie Chapter 5: Jojo Chapter 6: Richie Chapter 7: Leonie Chapter 8: Jojo Chapter 9: Richie Chapter 10: Leonie Chapter 11: Jojo Chapter 12: Richie Chapter 13: Jojo Chapter 14: Leonie Chapter 15: Jojo
Themes
All Themes Family, Heritage, and Homecoming Animals and Nature Illness, Wounds, and Death Feeding, Healing, and Care Racism
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Jojo Pop (River) Mam Kayla (Michaela) Leonie Michael Given Big Joseph Richie Stag Misty
Symbols
All Symbols Singing Parchman The Gris-Gris Bag
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Alliteration Flashbacks Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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Sing, Unburied, Sing

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Jesmyn Ward

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1: Jojo
  • Chapter 2: Leonie
  • Chapter 3: Jojo
  • Chapter 4: Leonie
  • Chapter 5: Jojo
  • Chapter 6: Richie
  • Chapter 7: Leonie
  • Chapter 8: Jojo
  • Chapter 9: Richie
  • Chapter 10: Leonie
  • Chapter 11: Jojo
  • Chapter 12: Richie
  • Chapter 13: Jojo
  • Chapter 14: Leonie
  • Chapter 15: Jojo
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Family, Heritage, and Homecoming Theme Icon
    Family, Heritage, and Homecoming
  • Animals and Nature Theme Icon
    Animals and Nature
  • Illness, Wounds, and Death Theme Icon
    Illness, Wounds, and Death
  • Feeding, Healing, and Care Theme Icon
    Feeding, Healing, and Care
  • Racism Theme Icon
    Racism
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Jojo
  • Pop (River)
  • Mam
  • Kayla (Michaela)
  • Leonie
  • Michael
  • Given
  • Big Joseph
  • Richie
  • Stag
  • Misty
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Singing Symbol Icon
    Singing
  • Parchman Symbol Icon
    Parchman
  • The Gris-Gris Bag Symbol Icon
    The Gris-Gris Bag
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Alliteration
  • Flashbacks
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
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