Empire of the Sun | 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.

Forward | Part 1, Chapter 1 Abstract

* The author's forward informs readers that this novel is based on his own personal experiences during World War II.
* Jim, who is eleven years old, is ushered with the other choirboys at Dean of Shanghai Cathedral into the Cathedral's crypt on the morning of December 7,...
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