Gimpel the Fool | 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

* Gimpel is the narrator and main character of the story.
* He is called "Gimpel the Fool" by the people of the town because he is easy to play jokes on.
* Gimpel is an orphan who was given to his grandfather, then to the baker, whom he works for. (read more)