Confessions of the Fox

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

Download PDF

Access Full Guide

Study Guide

Before You Read Beta

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3, Chapters 1-7

Part 3, Chapters 8-13

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Rosenberg often categorizes history into binaries. Pick a binary that Rosenberg uses. How does that binary show up throughout the text? Is one form of history dominant over the other kind? How might Rosenberg’s binaries reflect real life?

Confessions is full of intimate sexual imagery and detail. How does sex function in the text? What themes are these scenes in conversation with?

How are Sullivan and Wild alike? How are they different? What do the novel’s frequent meditations on the history of law and property suggest connects these two?