Peer Gynt | 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 Act 1 Scene 1 Abstract

* Peer is telling his mother about his hunting experience and how he lost his gun. He says he wounded a deer and then jumped on it to slit its throat.
* The deer ran off with Peer on its back until it saw its reflection in...
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