The Red Tent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1997

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Part 1, Chapter 3

Part 2, Chapters 1-4

Part 2, Chapters 5-8

Part 3, Chapters 1-5

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Read The Book of Genesis, then compare and contrast its equivalent events in The Red Tent. What changes did Anita Diamant make, and why do you think she made them?

Discuss the role of daughters in the novel, specifically Dinah as Jacob’s only daughter. How does she understand and fulfill her role?