Literary Precedents for Red Dragon

This Study Guide consists of approximately 64 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Red Dragon.

Literary Precedents for Red Dragon

This Study Guide consists of approximately 64 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Red Dragon.
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Red Dragon takes its cue from detective novels in general and the police procedural novel in particular, but it goes much deeper in examining the thoughts and motivations of its characters. Many reviewers referred to it as a "psychological thriller." Comparisons to the true crime investigations of larger-than-life killers such as Jack the Ripper and contemporary serial killers would also be fruitful.

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