White Teeth
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20
Themes
All Themes Family Ties Race, Racism, and Multiculturalism Female Independence The Influence of History
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Archibald (Archie) Jones Irie Ambrosia Jones Clara Bowden-Jones Samad Iqbal Millat Iqbal Magid Iqbal Alsana Iqbal (née Begum) Marcus Chalfen Joyce Chalfen Joshua Chalfen Hortense Bowden Captain Charlie Durham Crispin Mangal Pande Sir Edmund Flecker Glenard Shiva Bhagwati Ryan Topps Dr. Marc-Pierre Perret (Dr. Sick) Kelvin Hero Horst Ibelgaufts Brother Ibrahim ad-Din Shukrallah Darcus Bowden Mr. J. P. Hamilton
Symbols
All Symbols Teeth The FutureMouse
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Flashbacks Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Paradox Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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White Teeth

by Zadie Smith

White Teeth Literary Devices

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