LibGuides: English: Station Eleven 2025

Links to Review Sites and Articles

Sparknotes Station Eleven
Created by Harvard students, SparkNotes study guides contain thorough summaries & insightful critical analysis.

Station Eleven EXCELLENT review
Litcharts are arguably the best of all reviewers. Your teachers also have access to this student AND a special Teachers Version.

Station Eleven
Contents include: character list; glossary, terms, summary and analysis of chapters, symbols, allegories and motiffs, metaphors and similies, irony, imagery, King Lear, Literary elements, essay questions and quizzes.

4 Pages of Student notes on Station Eleven
Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel 2014: New York: Alfred A. Knopf Notes by Barbara Keating for UUFM Book Discussion March 26, 2020

The bibliophile summary and review of Station Eleven
By Jennifer Marie Lin on Sep 7th, 2017 (Last Updated Oct 25th, 2020)
Exploring the Theme of Legacy in ‘Station Eleven’
Published in JAN 08, 2018 by Sara Letourneau. What does it mean to leave a legacy? Typically it implies that someone has handed down something of value to a successor or the next generation. That legacy can be tangible (wealth, property, artistic works) or intangible (influence on a field or industry, life lessons), and its impacts can sometimes change the world forever.
Cliffs Notes on the Book of Revelation from the Bible
Free study guide for the book of ‘Revelation’ that could provide insight into the biblical imagery of the text.

Short essay on Station Eleven
From TSFXhttps://www.tsfx.edu.au published in 2019 Short essay on the book.

Youtube

The above video comes from a great site which ALSO has a printed review/analysis of this work: See the first link below:

Free study guide with sections: characters, themes, symbols, and an essay breakdown.
This guide relates to the video above.

Insight Text Guide available in VCE Collection

Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, short-story collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed knowledge, in-depth understanding and genuine insight into each text.
The guides are written by practising English teachers, professional writers, reviewers and academics who are experts in their fields. Each guide presents a clear, comprehensive and accessible analysis.
There are over 150 titles in the Insight Text Guides series and new titles are published every year.

EACH TITLE FEATURES:

An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
Guidelines on successful essay writing
Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.

We also have a text guide by Kirsten Finlay published by TSSM in Melbourne.

This A4 sized booklet can be found in the VCE collection at VCE 813 MAN

Contents include: Author notes; Historical context; Genre; Settings and eras; Symbols / Motifs; Questions for discussion; Pop culture references; Themes; Plot summary; Character profiles; Relationships between characters; Important quotations; Creative writing; Sample essay topics; Final examination advice.