THE PRINCE OF TIDES STUDY GUIDE

OVERALL ANALYSIS

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Tom Wingo

This novel entails Tom’s struggle with manhood and with what his life has become as a modern American male. Tom is the narrator and protagonist of this novel. The protagonist of a plot typically undergoes a change. In Tom’s case, he learns how to become alive again. He learns how to feel and express compassion. Tom is antagonized not by a single character, but by a group of men throughout his life. The first antagonist he encounters is his own father, Henry. Henry is cruel and abusive. Tom swears that he never will be like his father. Tom is later appalled by ...........

Dr. Susan Lowenstein

Dr. Lowenstein is an ironic character because she is a psychiatrist, yet her two primary relationships (husband and son) are deeply troubled. Susan is opposite of Tom, and represents a portrait of what she thinks is detested in the South: she is a woman and she is Jewish. Tom helps Susan as much as Susan helps Tom. Tom is able to talk about his.......

Luke Wingo

Luke is the oldest of the Wingo siblings. He is brave and true. He is the protector of those he loves. He loves nothing more than Colleton. Luke is the Prince of Tides, so named after a poem written for him by Savannah. Luke is the only example in this novel of a man who lives his life passionately and according to his own beliefs.

There is an odd comparison of Luke and Mr. Fruit suggested at the end of the novel. Luke tells...........

Savannah Wingo

Savannah is Tom’s twin sister. Savannah is obviously the most sensitive of the family. She is deeply hurt by the events of their childhood and manifests her pain through delusions. She is a poet and revels in the anonymity of New York City.

While the plot is spurred by Savannah’s suicide attempt, she is not that important to the present day plot. Savannah is...........

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