The Autobiography of Mark Twain 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.

Introduction | Preface Abstract

* Neider explains the process that this manuscript went through to get published and what Twain was hoping to accomplish.
* Twain wanted to write about the ordinary things in life that make it dear and interesting.
* Neider closes this introduction by reminding the reader that not everything Twain...
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