One Man's Meat | 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.

Removal, The Summer Catarrh, Incoming Basket, Security and Clear Days Abstract

* In "Removal" of 1938, E.B. White sold half his household possessions and moved his wife and son to their farm in Maine.
* White had mixed feelings as the items were sold off and remnants of his life were scattered.
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