The Firm | 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 1-4 Abstract

* A lawyer called Royce McKnight reviews the resume of a recent law school graduate called Mitchell McDeere. What he sees impresses him. Mitch graduated from the top five at Harvard.
* Mitch arrives at the interview. He is confident because he already had been offered work at places like Wall Street...
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