House of Leaves | 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

* Will Navidson is a filmmaker. The novel opens with descriptions of two movie trailers he has recently filmed. In the first trailer, Navidson films himself climbing in and out of windows in a long hallway.
* In the second trailer, called "Exploration #4," Navidson makes it clear, through direct dialogue with...
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