A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Opening of the novel reveals some background in stream of consciousness prose.
* The story moves to Clongowes Wood College where Stephen comes across as rather weak and intimidated.

Chapter 2 Abstract

* Stephen is bullied by a boy named Wells who shoves him into a ditch making him become...
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