Out of This Furnace | 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.

Part 1, Chapters 1-5 Abstract

* Leaving his wife behind, George Kracha immigrates to America from Hungary.

Part 1, Chapters 6-10 Abstract

* George meets a young couple on the ship and spends all of his money on a birthday party for the woman, who is named Zuska.
* After arriving in America...
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