So Far from the Bamboo Grove | 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

* It is July 29, 1945 in Nanam, Korea.
* Several characters are introduced: Yoko, Ko, Hideyo, and mother.
* The family is fleeing to a train station in hopes of returning to their native Japan.
* Father works for the Japanese government in Manchuria.

Chapter 2 Abstract

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