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To Room Nineteen | Criticism

• The Theme of Self-Knowledge

  Perkins is a professor of American and English literature and film. In this essay, Perkins examines the theme of self-knowledge in Lessing’s short story.

• The Subtext in To Room Nineteen

  In the following essay, Nordius explores Lessing’s use of T. S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” as a subtext in “To Room Nineteen.”

• Color Imagery

  In the following essay, Bell delineates the color imagery in “To Room Nineteen.”

• A Jungian Interpretation to Lessing's Short Story

  In the following essay, Watson applies a Jungian interpretation to Lessing’s “To Room Nineteen.”

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1. To Room Nineteen: Introduction
2. To Room Nineteen: Summary
3. To Room Nineteen: Doris Lessing Biography
4. To Room Nineteen: Characters
5. To Room Nineteen: Themes
6. To Room Nineteen: Style
7. To Room Nineteen: Historical Context
8. To Room Nineteen: Critical Overview
9. To Room Nineteen: Criticism
   1. The Theme of Self-Knowledge
   2. The Subtext in To Room Nineteen
   3. Color Imagery
   4. A Jungian Interpretation to Lessing's Short Story
10. To Room Nineteen: Compare and Contrast
11. To Room Nineteen: Topics for Further Study
12. To Room Nineteen: What Do I Read Next?
13. To Room Nineteen: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. To Room Nineteen: Pictures
15. Copyright

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