Dark AcademiaDonna Tartt ยท 1992
The Secret History in Emojis
Elite classics students commit murder โ and unravel โ in emoji.
A scholarship outsider joins an elite, insular circle of classics students at a Vermont college, whose obsession with ancient Greek ideals leads them to a killing โ and a slow moral collapse.
The plot in emoji
The Secret History emoji summary, decoded
Here's what each part of the emoji story means, beat by beat.
- ๐๏ธ๐Richard joins six exclusive Greek students under a magnetic professor.
- ๐ท๐ฟThey chase Dionysian ecstasy through the ancient classics.
- โฐ๏ธ๐A bacchanal in the woods ends with a farmer accidentally killed.
- ๐ช๐ฉธTo stop him talking, they murder their friend Bunny.
- โ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธHis body isn't found until the snow melts weeks later.
- ๐คซ๐จGuilt, paranoia, and drink corrode the group from within.
- ๐ฅ๐The circle disintegrates in betrayal and death.
The cast of The Secret History in emoji
The main characters, one emoji each โ tap any to copy.
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Richard
The outsider narrator.
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Henry
The brilliant, chilling ringleader.
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Bunny
The friend they kill.
The Secret History emoji set
A copyable set of emojis that capture the book's vibe. Tap any emoji, or copy them all.
Did you know?
The novel is often credited with launching the whole 'dark academia' aesthetic decades before it took over social media.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Secret History in emojis?
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt can be summed up in emojis as: ๐๏ธ๐๐ท๐ฟ๐ช๐ฉธโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐คซโฐ๏ธ๐ถ โ a shorthand emoji plot summary you can copy and share.
- How do you describe The Secret History with emojis?
- Break the story into its key beats and pick one or two emojis for each โ the setting, the main characters, the turning point, and the ending. The decoded summary above shows one way to do it for The Secret History.
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- Copy the The Secret History emoji summary into a book-club chat, a BookTok or Instagram caption, a reading challenge, or a 'guess the book from emojis' game.