The Caretaker | 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.

Act 1 Abstract

* The play's setting is a home that is being renovated, more specifically a cluttered room in that house.
* An important element of the setting is a Buddha statue that sits on top of an unplugged stove.

Act 2 Abstract

* Aston brings home a tramp named Davies that he...
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