The Country of the Pointed Firs 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.

Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 Abstract

* A young woman arrives in the small seaside town of Dunnet, where she will spend the summer writing.
* The narrative focuses on the beauty of the town.
* The young woman had been to Dunnet a couple of years before and finds the village unchanged. (read more)