Our Kind: A Novel in Stories 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.

The Intervention Abstract

* A group of women friends plans an intervention for a Realtor friend with an alcohol abuse problem.
* The women call this friend "Him" and he remains unnamed in the story.
* Him symbolizes all men who stalk women and use them for their own purposes.
* Him is...
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