A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces

by

John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces Symbols

The Night of Joy

The Night of Joy is a strip club which represents Ignatius’s idea of modern vice and impurity throughout the novel. Ignatius views the modern world as inherently corrupt and overly focused on sex. The…

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Ignatius’s Hunting Cap

Ignatius’s hunting cap, which he always wears and refuses to take off, symbolizes his individuality, neurosis, and inability to fit into conventional society. Much like Holden Caulfield’s infamous red hunting cap in Salinger’s The

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The Consolation of Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical book written during the Roman Empire by Boethius, who was in prison and awaiting execution at the time. In the novel, The Consolation of Philosophy symbolizes Ignatius’s…

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